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• On the 8th Anniversary of the Burge Torture Reparations Legislation

  06-05-2023 23:47
  
  This is a public statement collectively written by the Chicago Torture Justice Center and Chicago Torture Justice Memorials in honor of the 8th anniversary of the historic Reparations Ordinance that was passed on May 6, 2015. This historic legislation was an important first step in addressing the harm of police torture. After 8 years, the memorial to honor survivors of police torture that the City of Chicago promised to fund and support has still not been built. Police torture did not begin or e
  
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• A 24-Year-Old CPD Officer Was Shot and Killed on the Southside, Early Saturday

  06-05-2023 21:45
  
  A Chicago Police Department officer was shot and killed early Saturday morning on the Southside after returning from work. According to the CPD and the Medical Examiner’s office, the fallen officer was 24-year-old Areanah Preston.
  Preston was reportedly shot in the 8100 block of S. Blackstone Ave. in the Avalon Park neighborhood just before 1:45 a.m., according to Chicago Police officials. No one is in custody.
  Preston spent three years with the CPD and was stationed in the 5th District.&n
  
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• 24-Year-Old CPD Officer Shot and Killed on the Southside

  06-05-2023 21:45
  
  A Chicago Police Department officer was shot and killed early Saturday morning on the Southside after returning from work. According to the CPD and the Medical Examiner’s office, the fallen officer was 24-year-old Areanah Preston.
  Preston was reportedly shot in the 8100 block of S. Blackstone Ave. in the Avalon Park neighborhood just before 1:45 a.m., according to Chicago Police officials. No one is in custody.
  Preston spent three years with the CPD and was stationed in the 5th District.&n
  
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• Investing in Your Child’s Future: The Advantages of a Career in Financial Planning

  06-05-2023 15:00
  
  (NewsUSA) – As a parent, you want your child to succeed in life and have a career where they are fulfilled and paid well. It’s even better if that career can offer benefits such as personal and professional growth, job security, and the ability to have a positive impact on the lives of others.
  Becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional offers those benefits and more — and entry into this growing profession is easier than you might think. College graduates with
  
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• Howard Brown Health Identifies Monkeypox Resurgence in Chicago

  06-05-2023 14:00
  
  Howard Brown Health has identified a resurgence in cases of Monkeypox (Mpox) in the Chicago area. As of Friday morning, the agency has diagnosed seven new cases of mpox since April 17, with results from tests performed this week still pending.  
  In the nearly three months before April 17, the Chicago Department of Public Health only reported one new mpox case, diagnosed at Howard Brown. Last week’s new case rate was the highest in Chicago since early November 2022 and was the highest
  
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• HBCUs Get 178 Times Less Funding From Foundations Than Ivy Leagues: Study

  06-05-2023 14:00
  
  A new study has highlighted the disparity in funding received by HBCUs from the nation’s largest foundations compared to Ivy League universities.
  According to the study, which was conducted by philanthropy research nonprofit Candid and the Association of Black Foundation Executives (ABFE), HBCUs were given “178 times less funding from foundations” than Ivy League schools in 2019, per BET. Nearly 100 HBCUs only received a total of $45 million, while eight Ivy League schools rece
  
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