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On his first day in office, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order to create a Deputy Mayor of Community Safety. By Friday, he appointed a…
Photo: Getty Images Cherelle Parker won the Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor on Tuesday (May 16), WPVI reports. The 50-year-old Democrat has a long political history…
by Dwight Brown film critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire (***) “I don’t know what I just saw. But I liked it!” That’s what movie…
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced Thursday that the unemployment rate fell -0.2 percentage point to 4.2 percent, while nonfarm payrolls increased by +8,500…
Photo: Getty Images A 13-year-old teen in Oklahoma has become one of the youngest Black college graduates in history. According to KOCO 5, Elijah Muhammad, 13,…
Photo: Getty Images Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush has introduced a bill calling for $14 trillion in reparations for Black Americans to compensate them for the…
Chicago is one of six sites selected for new initiative On Thursday, Mayor Brandon Johnson; Deputy Mayor of Education, Youth, & Human Services Jennifer Johnson; the…
By Jonathan James When the Chicago Bulls drafted Joakim Noah with the 9th pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, they knew they would be getting a…
Photo: Getty Images The IRS has admitted to auditing Black taxpayers at a higher rate than other Americans, confirming a previous study that found Black people…
During the first quarter of 2023, ComEd helped connect more than 87,000 eligible customers to more than $26 million in bill assistance. This is both the…