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Andre Thomas, aka Taqi Thomas, a former gang leader from the Englewood neighborhood, gets emotional when speaking about the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, or IMAN, an…
Young men like Dantrell Jelks remind Richard Blackmon Jr. of his son, who is serving time in federal prison for bank robbery. Which is why he…
As Chicago gears up for next year’s citywide election, it’s already apparent that the future makeup of City Council could seismically shift this February.Though less high…
NewsOne Featured Video Jamaican-bred visionary and activist Bob Marley was instrumental in shaping the landscape of music, delivering timeless classics that underscored the importance of unity…
NewsOne Featured Video From the creation of free grocery stores in underserved communities to food distribution drives in neighborhoods throughout the country that have been disproportionately…
A GoFundMe fundraiser has raised more than its $50,000 goal in less than 24 hours to cover funeral, transportation and burial costs for a woman and…
NewsOne Featured Video Whether she’s using her television projects to amplify the artistry of rising creatives or fostering brand partnerships designed to give underrepresented visionaries a…
Born 10 days before Columbine, 23-year-old Nabeela Syed’s opinion on guns in this country began forming in the third grade.It was that school year that Syed…
SPRINGFIELD — After months of blistering attacks from Republicans as well as some criticism from members of their own party, Democratic lawmakers came together during the…
Evan Cotter Jr. was getting ready to play hockey after school on a cold December afternoon in 1972 when the wing of a Boeing 737 slammed…