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Why It’s Important to Talk About Inheriting Wealth

(NewsUSA) – As a significant portion of the U.S. population ages, a significant transfer of wealth to younger generations is occurring. However, many families have not discussed inheritance plans, and many younger generations may find themselv...

Paul’s Admonishment to the Colossian Believers As they Mature in Christ Colossians 4:1-18

In this last Chapter in Colossians, Paul reminds the Colossian believers to perfect their prayer lives (4:2-4) and their public lives (4:5-6). Paul then shared his concern for perfecting the personal lives of all the Colossian believers (4:7-18). C...

The Power and Prestige of HBCUs Displayed At The CIAA Tournament In Baltimore, Maryland

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. I have long suggested that the CIAA (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) puts on the greatest sporting event in the United States of America. As many already know, the CIAA was founded in 1912. This year’s CIAA B...

MSI’s Black Creativity Experience: A Vibrant Black Art Celebration

The Museum of Science and Industry threw a Black art party and invited out the community.& A month after the South Side museum hosted its acclaimed Black Creativity Gala, featuring over 100 works by professional and emerging Black artists, it op...

Black Student Fighting Mormon University’s Hair Policy To Keep His Locs

Photo: BackyardProduction / iStock Editorial / Getty Images A Black college student is locked in a months-long dispute with his Mormon school over the length of his locs, which he considers an important cultural symbol. According to The Guardian, Ka...

Questions Surround Death Of Black Army Veteran Who Died In Jail Cell

Photo: Getty Images A mother is seeking answers after her son died while in custody of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, 11 Alive News reports. According to the sheriff’s office, Christopher Collins, a 27-year-old U.S. Army...

Are You Raising One of the Next Generation of Hoodlums – LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH

Dr. Joyce Teal Dr. Joyce Willard Teal When I read or hear about young people who have gone astray, those who have acquired juvenile records, those who have run away from home, those who make a habit of bullying others, etc., I can’t help but think th...

‘Bring Chicago Home’ Real Estate Transfer Tax Officially Defeated

On Friday, the one-time real estate transfer tax referendum, intended to generate revenue to address homelessness, was officially voted down.& Chicago voters rejected the referendum, backed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, that would have incrementally...

Black Woman Struts Into 90th Birthday Party In Viral Video

Photo: Getty Images A Black woman has the internet buzzing over the way she strutted into her 90th birthday party in a resurfaced video. The video, originally posted by Chicago-area event designer @20pearlsparty in December 2022, shows a woman iden...

Kyle Rittenhouse Booed Off Stage By Protestors At University Of Memphis

Photo: Getty Images Protestors booed Kyle Rittenhouse off the stage during his speaking engagement at the University of Memphis. On Wednesday (March 20), Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of fatally shooting two men and injuring another during a prote...

Quinn Minute – The Middle Ages

by Rix Quinn I keep a file folder near my desk that holds newspaper and magazine clippings. Some days I read about things that happened last year. Sometimes, I read about inventions from 1975, Yesterday, I read about the Middle Ages (not mine, but th...

Cowboys rework Dak Prescott’s contract to reduce massive cap hit slightly, AP source says

& By SCHUYLER DIXON Dallas Cowboys Associated Press FRISCO, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys are slightly reducing quarterback Dak Prescott’s massive salary cap hit by reworking his contract going into the final year of the deal, a person...

Actress Gaby Albo on Embodying Gloria Estefan in ‘On Your Feet!’ at CIBC Theatre

Photo Credit:& Doug Hinebaugh If you indulged in the groovy, sumptuous pop music of the 1980s and 1990s, then you were undoubtedly touched by Gloria Estefan. She is arguably the most successful Latin recording artist in history. Back then, her mu...

Meet Aris Singleton: 2024 Women of Excellence Honoree

If you’ve shopped for haircare products at Target, Walmart or Ulta Beauty, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered Thank God Its Natural (tgin), the line by visionary CEO Aris Singleton. Singleton is a 2024 Women of Excellence hono...

Carlee Russell Pleads Guilty, Gets Probation In Kidnapping Hoax

Photo: Hoover Police Department Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who faked her abduction, has pleaded guilty in the kidnapping hoax. On Thursday (March 21), Russell pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanors, false reporting to law enforcement a...