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Carmen Bolden Day, mother of Jelani Day shares thoughts on the first Mother’s Day without her son as the search to find answers continue to unfold with #WhatHappenedToJelaniDay. Mother’s Day ...

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Every April we celebrate Earth Day. It is important to recognize why Earth Day is so important and what we as a community must do to improve our environment which in turn could help overcome the ...

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Humble Beginnings Hosea Sanders grew up in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, one of five children of the late Deacon Hosea and Garrett Ann Sanders. He shared that his father did “hard, backbreaking work�...

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Last Thursday at Mandel Hall on the University of Chicago's campus, author and activist for criminal justice reform, Cyntoia Brown-Long discussed her book, Free Cyntoia- My Search For Redemption ...

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A group of friends in Los Angeles decided to assemble and distribute lunches to the homeless and post about it on social media. Eight years later, #Hastaglunchbag is a flourishing grassroots move...

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A Black woman creates something, and white people credit themselves for it, after ignoring it for as long as possible. Where have we heard this before? The latest unsurprising example of appropri...

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For parents, no matter how old your children are—even into adulthood—they will forever remain your children. From the first breath that is taken when the baby is removed from mother’s womb�...

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An exhibition showcasing the art of former and current juvenile detainees kicks off tomorrow at the West Side Justice Center located in East Garfield Park. As part of the launch of First Defense ...

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Happening today at the BlueCross and BlueShield of Illinois headquarters – 300 E. Randolph Street, Chicago – is the Second Annual Disability Inclusion Opportunity Summit. Produced by the Chic...

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It usually can take a life time for some people to find their passion in life. However, for the social entrepreneur Coral Lahiani, she knew at the tender age of four-years-old. According to the n...

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