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• Black Woman’s Body Found Burning After Alleged Facebook Marketplace Meetup

  05-06-2023 22:53
  
  Photo: Birmingham Police Department
  A missing Black woman’s body was found burning in Alabama woods after she allegedly went to make a Facebook Marketplace purchase, CNN reports.
  Jermiera Ivory Fowler, 31, hadn’t been seen since Wednesday (May 31), according to the Birmingham Police Department.
  On Thursday (June 1), officers and the Birmingham Fire Department responded to a report of a burning body near a short, dead-end road between fenced backyards and a wooded area. After the fire
  
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• Claressa Shields Yields Commanding Win in First LCA Boxing Event

  05-06-2023 20:53
  Claressa Shields dominated in the boxing ring over the weekend as she faced her opponent in 10 rounds in front crowd of nearly 12,000 fans.
  It was the first boxing event hosted inside Little Ceasar’s Arena since the building first opened in 2017. After powerful blows Shields would go on to accept the retaining title as undisputed middleweight champion.
  “I’m always ready for a fight,” says Claressa Shields as she calmy stated in a One-on-One interview with Michigan Chronic
  
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• Tim Scott making the presidential moves, but is he off center?

  05-06-2023 16:57
  Senator Tim Scott, U.S. presidential hopeful joined the ladies of The View on Monday morning but had far from an easy time on the panel. He claimed that he wanted to come on the show to address  previous comments made on the show by co-host Joy Behar that compared him to Clarence Thomas, saying:  “[a] Black Republican who believes in pulling yourself by the bootstraps, rather than to me, understanding the systemic racism that African Americans face in this country
  
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• Meet Dorvel Offord: A 2023 Men of Excellence Honoree

  05-06-2023 16:00
  
  Dorvel Offord has worked for ComEd for over 24 years, holding key positions within the company, including his current role as Director of Electric Operations. However, what he is accomplishing in his community has been equally impactful.
  Offord works with young males between 14-18 from Rowe-Clark Math & Science Academy in Humboldt Park. He mentors them through a ComEd volunteer group called “Life Coaches for Young Men.”
  Offord provides these teens guidance and support, encouragin
  
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• Sampa the Great imbues polished hip-hop with the psychedelic magnetism of Zamrock

  05-06-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Sampa Tembo was born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, but she was living in Australia when she released her breakout second mixtape as Sampa the Great, 2017’s Birds and the Bee9. Sampa’s hip-hop career soon took off internationally, and after COVID-19 spread worldwide, she left Australia for Zambia. The move helped her expand her […]
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• Poetic misdirection

  05-06-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  I’m always a little in awe of people who can collaborate on any creative project, but two people working as equals on a single canvas is well near unimaginable. For the 40 years I’ve been painting, the idea to invite anyone to so much as doodle on the margins of one of my pictures has […]
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• Mayor Brandon Johnson Taps Mary Richardson-Lowry as Corporation Counsel

  05-06-2023 14:00
  
  Last week, Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Mary Richardson-Lowry as the Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago. In this vital role, Richardson-Lowry will serve as the lead attorney, providing legal counsel and representation for the City’s departments, boards and City Council.
  “I’m proud to announce Mary Richardson-Lowry as the City of Chicago’s Corporation Counsel and am grateful for the expertise she brings to this role from her accomplished legal career,” sa
  
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• Mayor Brandon Johnson Tabs Mary Richardson-Lowry as Corporation Counsel

  05-06-2023 14:00
  
  Last week, Mayor Brandon Johnson appointed Mary Richardson-Lowry as the Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago. In this vital role, Richardson-Lowry will serve as the lead attorney, providing legal counsel and representation for the City’s departments, boards and City Council.
  “I’m proud to announce Mary Richardson-Lowry as the City of Chicago’s Corporation Counsel and am grateful for the expertise she brings to this role from her accomplished legal career,” sa
  
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• Four Chicago-Area Nonprofits Chosen for $175,000 in Charitable Trust Grants

  05-06-2023 13:00
  
  Nine small Illinois nonprofits, including organizations in Chicago, are sharing $175,000 in grant funds through the Charitable Trust Stabilization Program, which is managed by Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ office.
  The funds will help the nonprofits fulfill their missions to help people by providing food and housing, as well as workforce and economic development assistance.
  “Small nonprofit organizations play a vital role by assisting people in need,” Frerichs said.
  
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• Elijah LeFlore makes his mark in Chicago R&B with coolheaded poise

  05-06-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago R&B artist Elijah LeFlore sings with the understated cool of someone who’s found peace and mostly just wants to share that whole-body tranquility with you. In January 2022, he self-released his debut full-length, Sunset Radio, where his lilting voice floats among gentle guitars, nimble electronic percussion, and soothing keyboards; he followed that up in […]
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