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TSU’s Duanté Abercrombie Aims to Bring the HBCU Experience to Hockey

Duanté Abercrombie, a former coach with the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, is building a first-of-its-kind hockey program at the HBCU Tennessee State University (Photo Provided). By Evan F. Moore The first thing newly hired Tennessee State Universi...

Confederate Names Of Two Schools Being Restored Following Board Vote

Photo: Getty Images A Virginia school board has reversed its decision to rename two public schools honoring Confederate military leaders. On Friday (May 10), the Shenandoah County, Virginia school board voted 5-1 in favor of a proposal that will re...

Preserved by Purpose: Stretching your Faith at the Next Level

As I looked around at the others in the workout room and settled onto my yoga mat, I thought, “I can handle this. It’s just a few stretches, some funny looking poses and a great way to relax.” Because I’d heard people warn that yoga involved me...

Paul’s Vital Instructions for Believers I Thessalonians 4:1-12 Part I

Having discussed with this church their exemplary reception of the gospel, which resulted in their manifesting the fruit of the gospel, and his (Paul’s) motive for ministering to them (Chapters 1-3), Paul exhorted the Thessalonians believers that God...

April Gibson: Chicago Poet’s New Book Talks Race, Motherhood and Mississippi

Poet, Mother, Educator, Author and South Sider April Gibson releases her new book, The Span of a Small Forever (Photo Provided). This Mother’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender celebrates dynamic Black women excelling in their careers while guiding a...

7th Annual Engineering Competition Showcased Chicago Students’ Innovation in ‘Advanced Autos – Driving Towards Innovation’

Project SYNCERE hosted its 7th annual ENpowered Games on April 26 at Wintrust Arena. This year’s competition, themed “Advanced Autos – Driving Towards Innovation,” convened over 400 students from 13 Chicago-area schools to build on...

Black Teen Who Said Cop Threatened Him For Filming Mom’s Arrest Gets $185K

Photo: Getty Images A Black teenager has been awarded $185,000 after he accused a Louisiana deputy of interfering and threatening him for recording his mother’s violent arrest, ABC News reports. De’Shaun Johnson, then 14, was at home wi...

Quinn Minute – Health maintenance

by Rix Quinn Did you ever have a perfect day, 24 hours when everything went right? I had one yesterday, and it scared me. I woke up at seven, feeling great. That’s crazy because if I breathe normally before my morning coffee, something’s not right. M...