Learning and hearing about the stories of the people behind some of the biggest hip-hop stars tends to be a rarity as celebrities naturally take the main stage and are […]
Tag: Chicago
Posted inCovers
Black Americans moving back South?
As of February 2026 Black people have been moving in masses back to the South, leaving major cities like Detroit, Chicago, NY, and Los Angeles, and moving to Texas, Atlanta, […]
Posted inNational, News
Keith Porter, Renee Good aren’t the first ICE shooting victims
“I’m not going to judge what the secretary says, but if you look up the definition of terrorism, it certainly can fall within that.” Tom Homan, the director of U.S. […]
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Chiquita Hall-Jackson: ‘Blow the Whistle’
In America, the realities of racism, discrimination, and retaliation in public employment—when one speaks out—are real issues that impact Black people navigating corporate spaces. Civil rights attorney Chiquita Hall-Jackson knows […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National
Pardon Mania!
As his first 100 days in office have come and gone, Trump 2.0, or the second iteration of Donald J. Trump’s tenure as chief executive of the U.S. is in […]
Posted inNational, Sports
Angel Reese targeted after flagrant foul
The WNBA has launched an investigation into what it called “hateful fan comments” directed at Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese during Saturday’s game against the Indiana Fever—an episode that reignited […]
Posted inEntertainment
The Impressions, Jerry ‘Iceman’ Butler, dead at 85
On the evening of Feb. 20, Jerry Butler, also known as ‘The Iceman,’ died at the age of 85 in Chicago in his home due to Parkinson’s disease, his assistant […]
Posted inBlack History, Business, National
Chicago violated civil rights
The city violated the civil rights of its residents by playing a “driving role” in the proposed relocation of a scrap metal facility with a history of pollution complaints from […]
