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4/13/20

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Coronavirus4/13/20

Coronavirus4/13/20

Apple TV+ to Air Oprah Talks COVID-19 - The Deadly Impact on Black America for Free

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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4/7/20

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Black Hair4/7/20

Black Hair4/7/20

Does This Haircut Look Hypocritical? Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Eschews Social Distancing for a Shape-Up

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2/24/20

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Jussie Smollett Expected To Plead Not Guilty To Six Counts of New Charges Alleging He Lied to Police

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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12/2/19

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Jussie Won: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Fires Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson

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10/28/19

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Politics10/28/19

Politics10/28/19

Donald Trump Takes His ‘Buffoonery’ on the Road, Trashing Chicago and Its Top Cop in Speech Before Law Enforcement Group

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10/18/19

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Chicago’s Top Cop Reportedly Admits He’d Been Dranking When Officers Found Him Slumped Over in His Ride

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10/18/19

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How Chicago Public School Teachers Are Fighting for Black Children’s Futures

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7/24/19

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Chicago Police Have Been Compiling Dossiers on People Who Speak at Police Board Meetings

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6/18/19

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Politics6/18/19

Politics6/18/19

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, With the 2020 Presidential Election Nearing, Slams Trump As Threat to LGBTQ Rights

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5/27/19

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Politics5/27/19

Politics5/27/19

Lori Lightfoot Begins Dismantling Chicago’s Corrupt Aldermanic System Her First Day in Office

Aliya Semper Ewing

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5/20/19

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Politics5/20/19

Politics5/20/19

Chicago Win: Lori Lightfoot to be Sworn in as Mayor; Rahm Emanuel Jumps in Cop's Pocket and Disappears

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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4/15/19

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Police Brutality4/15/19

Police Brutality4/15/19

New Video Shows Student's Account of What Chicago Police Did to Her Was Exactly as Bad as She Said

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4/15/19

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Chicago Mayor-Elect Lori Lightfoot Confirms Jussie Smollett's Case 'Doesn't Rank as a Matter of Any Importance'

Tonja Renée Stidhum

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4/2/19

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She’s the Mayor: Lori Lightfoot Becomes the 1st Black Woman and 1st Openly Gay Person Elected to Lead the City of Chicago

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4/2/19

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#BlackGirlMagic: A Black Woman’s Set to Make History Today By Being Elected Mayor of Chicago

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2/27/19

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Politics2/27/19

Politics2/27/19

Two Black Women Candidates Head to Runoff in Chicago Mayoral Race

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