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Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders − new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery

A statue of Jefferson Davis, second from left, is on display in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington. A slaveholder, Davis represented Mississippi...

American slavery wasn’t just a White man’s business − new research shows how White women profited, too

A colorized engraving depicts enslavers selling enslaved people in the 19th-century South. Corbis via Getty Images by Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University As the United States...

President Biden Announces Executive Orders to Curb Gun Violence

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Determining that “enough is enough,” President Joe Biden announced a series of executive actions to reduce...

Local Pastors Make the Case for Black Banks

Chicago faith leaders gathered to share their initiative to encourage their congregations to open accounts at one of the city’s Black-owned banks. The group, which...

Hillary Clinton Promises New Jobs and Economic Opportunities for Blacks and Latinos

When Hillary Clinton addressed Black and Hispanic journalists at their national conference Friday, her focus was on economic improvement. The Democratic presidential nominee attended the...

Top 10 Cities For Young People

How do you determine the best city for young people to live in the entire world? It’s a tricky and subjective endeavor to say the least, but a new global index has ranked 25 of the world’s major cities based on qualities most attractive for people between the ages of 15 and 29. YouthfulCities, a global social venture, ranked the metropolises using ...

Do Chicago Leaders Have the Will to Take Its Neighborhoods Back?

As of late, many people have weighed in on the gang violence in Chicago. We are under a microscope (after all we are Obama's hometown), to make it even more interesting our Mayor was his former Chief of Staff -- Rahm Emanuel. Our city has become an emblem for liberalism, a favorite for the media to focus on. And what do they write about? Gangs of ...

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