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April’s Alcohol Awareness Month: Insights from Illinois Liquor Control Commission

Imagine celebrating a joyful occasion such as a loved one’s 50th birthday party. What about going through the loss of a loved one while in despair? Life’s journey is a rollercoaster ride, and individuals often seek comfort or enjoyment th...

Public Memorial for Karen Yarbrough To Be Held Sunday at Rockefeller Chapel

A public memorial will be held this Sunday for Karen Yarbrough, the first woman and African-American to serve as Cook County Clerk.& Yarbrough passed away on Sunday, April 7 from an undisclosed illness.& Her service will be held at 3 p.m. o...

Black Grandmother Becomes First-Time Homeowner At 79

Photo: BlackNews.com A Black grandmother has officially become a homeowner at 79, KATV reports. Mae Bailey, a mother of 5, became a first-time homeowner in Little Rock, Arkansas with help from Habitat for Humanity. The organization’s central...

Bally’s Chicago Casino Revenue Surged 13.2% in March to $13M

In March, Bally’s Chicago Casino achieved significant milestones with a 13.2% increase in gross gaming revenue to $13,062,666 and a record-breaking attendance of 117,870, leading to over $2.5 million in tax revenue generated. “Our record-settin...

Cobb County commissioner Jerica Richardson runs for Congress in newly-created 6th District

Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson is running to represent the United States Congress out of the newly-created Sixth District. Richardson initially announced her intentions to run in September 2023. However, Richardson re-affirmed her decisi...

The Masters: Tiger Woods conquers marathon 23-hole day to make record-breaking 24th consecutive cut at Augusta

(CNN) —& Tiger Woods& delivered another solid performance on a marathon Friday at Augusta National to break the record for most consecutive cuts made at the& Masters. Making just his third competitive start since he limped out of the...

Biden says he expects Iran will attack Israel ‘sooner than later’

President Joe Biden told reporters at the White House Friday that he expects Iran will attack Israel “sooner than later.”“I don’t want to get into secure information but my expectation is sooner than later,” Biden said to reporters when asked how imm...

Women’s History Is Not Over, Just The Month

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. Each year, we celebrate Women’s History Month in March. My mom, Mrs. Mildred H. Ewers, was the first successful woman that I knew. She was a registered nurse in Winston-Salem, NC. Women’s History and Black History have som...

HORROR COMEDY FILM TWELVE BY FILMMAKER ARTHUR MUHAMMAD TO PREMIERE ON FANDANGO AT HOME

A family gathering turns into an eerie game of confession in the new horror comedy TWELVE by writer and director ARTHUR MUHAMMAD.Following the death of the family patriarch Pops, played by TED LANGE (The Love Boat), the family returns home and decide...

Countdown to Mother’s Day My Days Remembered:

by Dr. J. Ester Davis (esterdavis2000@gmail.com) Doretta Lawrence. Died at 86 Years of Age. She was the Mother of 9. My Favorite Story: Doretta Lawrence and her family lived quietly and happily on Exline Street in South Dallas. She was widely known...

The Whitewashing of Education – and How to Stop it

In a country growing more diverse by the day, we have the power to stop book bans and other attempts to erase Black history.No matter how much the right derides the word, the Black community needs to stay woke. In recent years, we’ve witnessed a dist...

What Happens When Your Friend, Sister, or Daughter Goes Missing?

MISSINGPERSONS: LaTonya Moore poses with her daughter’s urn, Shantieya Smith, inside her home 150 miles away from Chicago. May 11th, 2023. Smith was reported missing and later found murdered near her home in North Lawndale in 2019. Her cases was amon...