5/20/21 11:30AM
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For four years, the president of the United States prioritized the WWE of media and the rest of the world had to…
5/16/21 11:27AM
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Damon Weaver, the young, gifted and Black student reporter who interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House…
5/07/21 5:00PM
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Shortly after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the holder of Satan’s aux cord during long drives,…
3/29/21 11:54AM
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Barack Obama’s paternal step-grandmother, Sarah Obama, has died at the age of 99.
3/11/21 4:30PM
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With his political obligations in the rearview, our forever President Barack Obama has settled into a comfy life of…
3/11/21 12:00PM
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Michelle Obama’s new show Waffles + Mochi drops next Tuesday on Netflix, and as she promotes her new gig, the…
3/02/21 2:00PM
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We can’t think of a better way to spend the first week of Women’s History Month—or “Black HerStory Month,” as it’s…
2/24/21 4:00PM
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Illinois on Monday became the first state to eliminate cash bail, the system under which people are kept in jail…
2/18/21 3:30PM
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2/10/21 6:00PM
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Following weeks of negotiations between Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, an agreement has been…
2/01/21 3:00PM
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There is currently a heated debate going on between Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Teachers Union…
1/14/21 2:30PM
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The state of Illinois can boast of being the home of many well-known Black politicians who made history—Harold…
1/07/21 6:00PM
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Apparently, white people around the country just felt like being their truest, most racist selves on Wednesday. A…
11/25/20 8:30PM
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A former student has sued an Illinois high school, citing multiple racist incidents he experienced and observed…
10/26/20 1:00PM
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Less than a week ago, Tafara Williams saw her boyfriend and the father of her infant child shot dead in front of…
10/02/20 7:30PM
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In 2018, Jemel Roberson, a Black security guard, was restraining an active shooter when he was shot and killed by a…
9/23/20 2:30PM
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I once called an editor an asshole.
8/04/20 6:30PM
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A group of community leaders in Illinois are working with a state lawmaker to abolish the current history curriculum…
7/27/20 3:36PM
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At this point, it’s common knowledge that protests against police brutality and systemic racism are ongoing across…
7/14/20 7:00PM
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The long, arduous slog that’s been 2020 has had me reflecting on many things. One of those things has been how…