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NewsOne Featured Video Award-winning journalist and educator Stacey Patton, Ph.D. has consistently spoken truth to power; using storytelling to amplify how systemic racial inequities have shaped…
NewsOne Featured Video North Minneapolis-based entrepreneur and activist Jesse Ross is on a mission to cultivate a space where underrepresented small business owners can thrive. According…
Jewel was born in Chicago in 1899, and has positioned itself throughout its history as a uniquely Chicago company. But since the 1980s, the company has…
In October, the largest traditional grocery company in the country — Kroger — announced plans to acquire the second-largest such company — Albertsons — for $20…
The Whole Foods that opened in Englewood six years ago to live music, TV-ready politicians and out-the-door lines will close Sunday with little fanfare.The grocery store…
NewsOne Featured Video Referee Derek Richardson #63 smiles during the game between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers at Footprint Center on March 13,…
Police shot someone on the West Side on Saturday evening.The shooting happened about 5:30 p.m. in the 600 block of North Central Park Avenue, according to…
Illinois’ Republican Party teeters on the edge of irrelevance from the shellacking it received Tuesday when voters backed a blue wave of Democrats and rejected the…
Two weeks after being named Oak Park’s first ever woman police chief, Shatonya Johnson was sworn in Friday, her mother at the ceremony to pin the…
NewsOne Featured Video The late theatrical visionary Lorraine Hansberry used her artistry as a form of activism; creating plays that were reflective of the human condition…