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DR. MAE JEMISON 1870—Congress passes the first Enforcement Act providing stiff punishment for both private citizens and public officials who conspired to deprive the recently freed…
Photo: Getty Images The family of Aderrien Murry, an 11-year-old Black boy shot by Mississippi police after calling for help with a domestic dispute, has filed…
By Barrington M. Salmon | NNPA Newswire The National Center for Health Statistics released data several months ago showing that maternal deaths in the United States…
The City Council voted 34-13 for $51 million in emergency services and housing to be disbursed for asylum seekers in Chicago. But it was not without…
Chicago had its deadliest Memorial Day Weekend in eight years. By Tuesday morning, at least 50 people were shot and 11 killed — the highest death…
The Little Mermaid broke box office records during Memorial Day weekend. The Disney film, which stars Atlanta-native Halle Bailey, became the fifth highest-grossing release in the…
Photo: Getty Images Minnesota is set to launch the nation’s first Office of Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls, NPR reports. Over the past…
Photo: TikTok – Lizzy Ashliegh A New York lawyer has been fired after he was accused of yanking a wig off a Black woman’s head in…
The Illinois Public Health Association (IPHA) is delighted to announce the passage of the FY2024 budget by the General Assembly on May 27, which includes substantial…
Legislation to fully fund pensions, fix Tier 2 pensions and expand veteran eligibility heads to Governor Last week, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle applauded the…