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• Oppenheimer‘s Loyola connection

  28-08-2023 20:39 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Thanks to Reader reader Anthony Gargiulo Jr., who read this story about Chicago connections to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer film and pointed out via Twitter another one: former Loyola University (and Northwestern University) chemistry professor Ward V. Evans. Evans was the surprise dissenting vote on the three-man panel that recommended permanent suspension of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s […]
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• R. Kelly Gets Royalties Judgement Just in Time

  28-08-2023 18:24
  A judge has ruled that R&B singer R. Kelly‘s remaining royalties cover the half a million dollars owed to his sexual assault victims, and just in time for him to pay victims more than $500,000 in restitution. Kelly’s Universal Music Group catalogue royalties are valued at $567,444.19. The restitution and fines still owed to his victims amounted to $506,950.26, leaving him approximately $60,000 and some change toward the $10.5 million judgment for using terrorist threats to sabota
  
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• You Need Jesus

  28-08-2023 18:04 via chicagoreader.com
  
  — African-American Proverb
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• In the Pursuit of Environmental Justice

  28-08-2023 17:55
  
  Welcome to “Clear the Air,” a 6-week editorial series that dives into the critical topic of environmental justice, exploring its immense importance, the proactive role our community can play, and the efforts being made by policymakers, activists, and champions from all walks of life to promote equity and sustainability.
  This series is not just about the environment but also social justice. We’ll unearth how environmental injustices exacerbate disparities, affecting public healt
  
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• What to Know About the Racists Killings of 3 Black People in Jacksonville

  28-08-2023 15:00
  
  Photo: Ryan Christopher Palmeter, the man suspected of shooting and killing three Black people in Jacksonville on Saturday (August 26) (Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office).
  On Saturday, a 21-year-old White man killed three Black people in a racially-motivated shooting spree in Jacksonville. Here’s what we know about this horrific event. 
  Ryan Christopher Palmeter reportedly entered the grounds of a Dollar General store in the predominantly Black Jacksonville neighborhood called New T
  
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• 16-Year-Old Girl With 3 College Degrees Becomes Youngest Paid Teacher

  28-08-2023 14:00
  
  Photo: Shania Muhammad’s Instagram
  A 16-year-old Black girl has hit another major milestone after attaining three college degrees: a career in education. Shania Muhammad has become America’s youngest, full-time salaried teacher, instructing third-grade students at a school in her hometown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, according to YEN Press.
  When the young prodigy was just 14 years old, she obtained a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development as well as two associate degrees
  
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• ARC Music Festival’s dance extravaganza is a hell of a way to send off summer

  28-08-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  By halfway through the summer, I’m reliably burned out on music festivals, and lots of them I wouldn’t attend even if I were still in tip-top shape. So you know that a festival is special if I’m willing to tell you to spend one of your dwindling number of precious summer weekends paying to hang […]
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