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Dallas Mavs Just One Win Away From NBA Finals

By Rashad Miller, The Uncool Urban The Dallas Mavericks returned to the American Airlines Center Sunday night to face the Minnesota Timberwolves in hopes of maintaining the momentum they had in Minneapolis. Two nights before, in Game 2 with a 2-0...

It’s primary runoff election day in Texas. Here’s what we’re watching.

By Jasper Scherer, Zach Despart and Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune “It’s primary runoff election day in Texas. Here’s what we’re watching.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that in...

Meet Nwabueze Phil-Ebosie: 2024 Chicago Defender Men of Excellence Honoree

In his nearly two-decade tenure at ComEd, Nwabueze Phil-Ebosie, also known as Eze, has become a cornerstone of innovation and leadership in the field of electrical engineering.& As the current Director of Engineering, Phil-Ebosie oversees the mo...

5-Year-Old Girl Fatally Shot on Chicago’s West Side

Reign Ware (Credit: GoFundMe) A 5-year-old girl was shot and killed early Sunday morning on the West Side, according to police. The incident occurred around 3:32 a.m. in the 200-block of South Campbell Avenue near Jackson, in the Near West Side neigh...

Registration Now Open for RECESS24 National Black and Brown Clean Energy Conference

Registration is now open for the RECESS24 National Black and Brown Clean Energy Conference, scheduled to take place from September 9 to 11, 2024, at Huntington Place, 1 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226. Organized by Carla Walker-Miller, Founde...

The Carr Report: Stop doing things that set you back financially! Bad money habits you need to break

I shared a meme on Facebook. The caption read, “I finally found the person who’s been spending all of my money.” The image was a lady with her hand in a chokehold position. The person who was being choked was the same lady’s shadow reflection of hers...

MR. SONNY KNOWS for May 29, 2024

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At least 7 dead in North Texas after severe storms

A series of powerful storms swept over the central and southern U.S. over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, killing at least 21 people and leaving a wide trail of destroyed homes, businesses and power outages.In North Texas, seven people died in Cook...

Ulric Shannon Shares Inspiring Journey And Brown v. Board’s Lasting Impact

Chicago native Ulric Shannon understands the importance of a solid education.& Despite his parents not graduating from college, his father, who was from Alabama, and his mother, who was& raised in the Chicago housing projects, instilled in t...

Preserved by Purpose – Spiritual Selfie

& 10 years ago, I travelled to Paris, France and Vienna, Austria by myself for a brief vacation in mid-summer. As much as I enjoyed visiting some of the most historic places in the world like the Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace, I was often...

J. Pharoah Doss: Bad Hair Days And Avoiding Appearances

Vanessa Sefa, a Black teacher in the United Kingdom, shared a story on social media in 2021 to highlight the need for more Black teachers. A 12-year-old Black girl entered Sefa’s class. The student was in the rain. It caused her hair to tangle and sh...

Bryson Tiller Electrifies Chicago Fans Despite Forecast at Northerly Island

Bryson Tiller embracing the love from Chicago fans as rain drips from the sky. He was performing his feature verse from Summer Walker’s “Play No Games” (Credit: Dominique Gillon) “The show must go on!” That’s what took place Friday (5/24) at the Hunt...

TwoGether Land Day 2 Recap – Hollywood Bay Bay’s All-Stars Confirms Hip-Hop Reigns Supreme in Dallas

TwoGether Land Music Festival closed out its inaugural run in Dallas on Sunday, May 26th, solidifying its place as a new contender in the city’s (read “the nation’s”) festival scene. After a scorching hot first day, day two brought the heat with a s...

The Rapture (Introduction) I Thessalonians 4:13-18

We come now to Paul’s grand exposition on the subject of the Rapture of the church. It had come to Paul’s attention that there was a grave concern on the part of the believers with respect to what will happen to their Christian loved ones who died b...

Reverence and Service: Mark Buford On Why Memorial Day Should Matter To Us

Memorial Day also encapsulates the perspectives and experiences of African Americans. The holiday explores our reflections on the sacrifices made by veterans; it is also a day of participation in traditions such as family gatherings and barbecues, a...