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More than 73,000 Black lives were lost during the pandemic, making up 15% of all COVID-related deaths, the highest of any race, according to The Atlantic’s COVID Tracking Project.This disparity was seen further in a CDC study looking at how COVID-19...
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Trap Music Museum is doing its part in spreading education and awareness about Juneteenth and its significance to this country with an entire week of dedication. Juneteenth is a day that celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States. Througho...
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The pandemic affected the sports world in a big way. No place to workout, questions regarding if there would be a football season and the severity of catching COVID made a lot of things questionable early on. Now that we have made it to this point in...
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Photo: Unity Merchant Services Unity Merchant Services (founded by Oscar Dais above) is a minority-owned credit/debit card processing business that strives to give back to the community of professionals with similar interests. Tags:& Black Star NewsB...
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Following a year where there were no beers brewing, bands playing music or crafters selling because of a raging global pandemic, some festivals are back in full swing this summer. Plainfield Fest has been scheduled from Friday, July 16, to Sunday, J...
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Submitted story A new COVID-19 Vaccination Drive featuring the parents of Dykota Morgan, a 15 year-old Bolingbrook teen who lost her life to COVID-19, has been launched by the Will County Health Department to encourage African American parents to ge...
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Many celebrations for Juneteenth took place all over communities across the country this past weekend as this year had an extra special meaning. President Joe Biden last Thursday signed Senate Bill 475, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act,”...
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Joliet city officials plan to begin discussing how they will spend approximately $22 million in American Rescue Plan money from the federal government. Joliet received half of that money in May and expects to receive the other $11 million next year....
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Economic strife and the rise in unemployment struck numerous people around the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With people out of work and still needing to provide for their families, many turned to entrepreneurship and starting their bus...
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The estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has reached an international agreement with HarperCollins Publishers, which released his first book more than 60 years ago, for rights to his archive.
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Senate Republicans have blocked debate of a sweeping overhaul of how elections are run in the U.S. The bill was pushed by congressional Democrats who argued it was needed to counter a spate of new GOP laws this year tightening voting rules in the sta...
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Atlanta loves basketball. Usually, that love is reserved for the NBA’s biggest stars and teams. As the Atlanta Hawks began this season, they couldn’t hold leads and weren’t disciplined on defense. Invariably, after a 14-20 start, Ll...
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Devin Booker sat in a chair with a crooked and swollen nose, complete with tape over three fresh stitches. He also had a big smile on his face, remembering Jae Crowder’s pass, Deandre Ayton’s tip-in dunk and a play that will live in Phoenix Suns lore...
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The Illinois State Police has completed its investigation into the scuffle between Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and two brothers in late May of last year.
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Donald Trump continues to openly discuss the possibility that he will be reinstated as president, dangerously fomenting the false belief among his followers that this wild conspiracy theory is something other than a total and complete fantasy.
