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Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter dead at 76
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer whose wrongful conviction became an international symbol of racial inequity, has died at 76. Carter, who suffered from prostate cancer, passed away in his sleep Sunday.
Chicago Department of Health seeks participants for HIV prevention focus group
The Chicago Department of Public Health, in conjunction with Better World Advertising, are seeking black women who are at least 18 years of age to participate in a focus group to develop an HIV/STD prevention campaign.
Brennan Center Report details 15 different executive actions to reduce mass incarceration
The Brennan Center for Justice has created 15 executive actions that President Obama can carry out without Congress to reduce mass incarceration. The report, “15 Executive Actions” consists of the following recommendations.
Aunt of mother arrested for leaving kids in car during interview says ‘she was too proud to ask for help’
The family of a mother who faces jail time and the possibility of losing her children after leaving them in a warm car during a job interview says she “was too proud to ask for help”. During an interview with the Daily Mail, Shanesha Taylor’s great aunt Henrietta Grant said she wished Taylor would’ve asked […]
Chicago native Allison Semmes shines in role as Diana Ross
Chicago native Allison Semmes is a trained classical singer. She has a bachelor’s degree in opera from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and grew up on Motown music. It looks like her training has paid off because for the past few months, she’s been starring as Diana Ross in the national tour of “Motown […]
Scholarship Alert: Tom Joyner launches scholarship for art students
The Tom Joyner Foundation has announced that it will offer a scholarship for Arts majors at Historically Black Collegiate Universities.
Lawsuit: NYPD accused of excessive force that left dead teen quadriplegic
The mother of a New York teen who was left quadriplegic after an encounter with New York City police says that excessive force led to her son’s condition. Karen Fludd’s 17-year-old Deion Fludd eventually succumbed to injuries sustained from the incident.
Registration for the ‘Freedom Dreams…Freedom Now!’ conference now open!
Registration is now open for the “Freedom Dreams…Freedom Now” event in Chicago! The event will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic summer of 1964, often referenced as Freedom Summer.
For third time, Senate GOPs block vote equal pay act
For a third time, Senate Republicans blocked a vote that would open debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act. The act would hold employers more accountable for wage discrimination against women.
Reward offered to find Chicago student’s killer
Chicago community activist Andrew Holmes is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the capture of a suspect who shot and killed a 16-year-old student over the weekend. Michael Flournoy, who attended Simeon Career Academy, died Saturday evening while on his way to a movie.
Grand jury may charge Relisha Rudd’s mother in disappearance
A grand jury is considering charging the mother of an 8-year-old Washington, D.C. girl who has been missing since February. Shameka Young could face charges for hindering the investigation as police searched for her daughter.
Marissa Alexander trial: jury selection set for July 21
Marissa Alexander,33, appeared in court Wednesday where a judge set a date of July 21 for jury selection in her new trial. Alexander is charged with three counts of attempted assault with a deadly weapon for firing a warning shot in the direction of her estranged husband.