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Black Americans living longer, but racial gap remains, CDC says
By Jacqueline Howard
(CNN) -- When it comes to the overall health of black Americans, there's good news and bad news, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. Read More Chance the Rapper Just Donated $1 Million to Chicago Public Schools
By KC Orcutt
Chance the Rapper could be justified in celebrating his impressive Grammys run any number of ways. Instead of taking a rare day off, the Chicago native has decided to continue his advocacy in his hometown, keeping the youth at the center of his focus. Read More. |
There's a new world's oldest woman
By Sophie Lewis
(CNN) -- How to be the oldest person in the world? Don't drink rum, according to 117-year-old Jamaican Violet-Mosse Brown, recently dubbed the world's oldest human. Read More Roger Wilkins, Civil Rights Activist,
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Trayvon Martin's death sparked a movement that lives on five years laterDarran Simon, CNN
CNN) -- Five years ago, the world learned of Trayvon Martin and how he died. The African-American teenager's death at the hands of a neighborhood watch volunteer spurred a movement and gave rise to a rallying cry that resonates with many today: "#BlackLivesMatter." Read More |
Viola on the front line at 80By Amadi Ajamu
Veteran political strategist, educator and organizer Viola Plummer is 80 years young! A birthday celebration was held at the historic landmark cultural institution Sistas’ Place, founded in 1995 by the December 12th Movement and which features live jazz with A-list musicians. Read More |
Malcolm X: The price of freedom is deathBy Autodidact
Anytime you beg another man to set you free, you’ll never be free! Freedom is something that you have to do for yourself … and until the American [Black man] lets [Caucasians] know that we are really ready and willing to pay the price that is necessary for freedom, our people will always be walking around here as second-class citizens, or what you call 20th-century slaves … the price of freedom is death!” said Malcolm X during a 1964 interview. Read More |
Woman Who Falsely Accused Emmett Till Will Avoid ProsecutionBy Erick Johnson (The Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member)
He’s been dead for more than 60 years. Buried with Emmett Till was the truth to what led to brutal murder in 1955. But the latest development in the case is not going well the Till’s relatives in Chicago, the murder boy’s hometown, where schools and streets are named after him. Read More |
Oscar mistake overshadows historic moment for 'Moonlight'
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
(CNN) -- It was lost in the confusion of the Oscar envelope snafu, but "Moonlight" made history.Read More |