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Missionary Hattie Humphrey Dies at 96

Missionary Hattie Humphrey, respected church leader, radio host and spiritual advisor to Detroit’s elected officials, died on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 96 years old. The popular church evangelist died at home in Detroit with friends and family by he...

Street Lines: 2023 Toyota Crown Limited

When Toyota’s Avalon was introduced as the carmaker’s largest new sedan back in 2004, it was revered for its luxury, size, and value. After personal experience due to my family owning one, it lasted a memorable 230,000 miles with virtually no issues...

GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene delivers fresh threats of ousting Speaker Johnson in scathing rebuke

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is escalating her criticism of House Speaker Mike Johnson, blistering his leadership in a lengthy letter to colleagues and renewing threats of a snap vote that could remove him from office....

VISIT DALLAS UNVEILS NEW “MAVERICK, CAN-DO” BRAND IDENTITY FOR DALLAS

DALLAS (Mar. 29, 2024) – Visit Dallas, an independent, not-for-profit organization that promotes Dallas as a premier business and leisure travel destination, today revealed a new, unified destination brand identity for Dallas – A Maverick, Can-...

Quinn Minute – Help! Help!

by Rix Quinn My friend Lisa says there are more self-help books than anything else. Lisa should know. She eats right, dresses well, and talks sweeter than a candy salesman at a dental convention. She’s been to more seminars than most caterers. And sh...

Public Notice: REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS (“RTA”) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”)

The post Public Notice: REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS (“RTA”) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (“RFP”) appeared first on Chicago Defender.

Former Atlanta CFO pleads guilty in corruption probe

Jim Beard ATLANTA – A former city of Atlanta chief financial officer (CFO) has pleaded guilty to federal program theft and obstructing an IRS audit. Jim Beard, 60, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., oversaw the city’s Department of Finance from 2011 until 20...

Lori Lightfoot Appointed to Investigate Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard

Former Chicago mayor and federal investigator Lori Lightfoot will investigate Village of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard. On Monday, the Village of Dolton Board of Trustees voted to hire Lightfoot.& This development comes a month and a half after t...

Racial Bias Uncovered in Kidney Transplantation System: Thousands of Black Patients Prioritized After Years of Waiting

At issue is a once widely used test that overestimated how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, making them look healthier than they really were. An automated formula calculated results for Black and non-Black patients that were far differe...

Southern Illinois Enjoys Solar Eclipse, Chicago Witnesses Partial Phenomenon

If you were lucky enough to be in the Carbondale region in Southern Illinois to witness the eclipse—with the right glasses, of course—then you experienced a 3-minute totality during which night descended on the area for a spell.& And during that...

J. Pharoah Doss: Judgment defeats us?

Both Palestinian children in Gaza, as shown on left, and Israeli children, as seen on the right, have been hurt, killed and kidnapped in the Israel-Hamas war. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images/Roy Rochlin/Getty Images In the 1979 Vietnam War movie “Ap...

Former President Donald Trump Once Again Makes Comparsion Of Himself To Nelson Mandela

Former President Donald Trump has again likened himself to Nelson Mandela. Trump made the comment on Saturday (April 6) while suggesting that he wouldn’t mind going to jail for violating a gag order in his upcoming New York hush money trial,...

Trump Compares Himself To Nelson Mandela — Again

Photo: Getty Images Former President Donald Trump has again likened himself to Nelson Mandela. Trump made the comment on Saturday (April 6) while suggesting that he wouldn’t mind going to jail for violating a gag order in his upcoming New Yor...

Insight on Curating Reality Television from a women’s perspective

On Saturday April 6, Onyx DNA Media, co-founded by Delia Hobbs and Arlene Wilkinson hosted their inaugural event. The event was in partnership with WIFTA (Women in Film and Television in Atlanta) and was held at Atlantucky Brewing in downtown Atlant...

Marc Nolan Launches Women’s Line in Atlanta

Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice On the last Friday of Women’s History Month, Marc Nolan unveiled multiple new designs line at Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Ga. On March 29th, Marc Nolan revealed their women’s line at coincidi...