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• Chicago’s 75th Street: Hub of Black Excellence and Resilience

  01-10-2023 16:00
  
  For decades, 75th Street has been home to a thriving stretch of Black-owned businesses.
  Within a one to two-mile stretch, 75th has nearly 40 Black-owned businesses, including local staples such as Lem’s Bar-B-Q, Brown Sugar Bakery, Soul Veg City, The 50 Yard Line and KMT Health Food Store, all within walking distance of one another. 
  Providing countless services, products and jobs, 75th Street embodies Black excellence and Black wealth. The stretch between State Street and Cottage Gro
  
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• Rep. Jasmine Crockett Slams GOP For Ignoring Trump’s Charges In Viral Video

  01-10-2023 15:15
  
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  Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) called out Republicans for ignoring former President Donald Trump’s criminal charges in a video that’s gone viral.
  Crockett’s comments came on Thursday (September 28) amid the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s first hearing into President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. A formal investigation was launched last month after Republicans alleged the pair profited from foreign business deals.
  In a now-viral
  
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• Biden Signs Bill Averting Federal Shutdown Until Mid-November

  01-10-2023 14:45
  
  Shutdown averted, at least through mid-November.
  Late Saturday, at the eleventh hour, President Joe Biden signed off on a temporary funding bill to keep federal agencies operating. This move came after Congress approved a deal that temporarily halted a looming federal shutdown. 
  The House, with almost all Democrats and most Republicans, approved a funding package, 335-91. The Senate passed it by an 88-9 vote. 
  “Tonight, bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate voted to
  
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• Killer Of BLM Activist Oluwatoyin Salau Sentenced To Life In Prison

  01-10-2023 14:30
  
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  Aaron Glee has been sentenced to life in prison in connection to the 2020 murders of 19-year-old BLM activist Oluwatoyin Salau and 75-year-old Victoria Sims, Black Enterprise reports.
  The sentence comes after Glee, 52, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and kidnapping charges.
  Salau, a Tallahassee Community College student who was active in Black Lives Matter protests, went missing in 2020, days before Sims’ disappearance. Glee admitted to sexually abusing Salau befo
  
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• The 40th Annual UNCF Chicago Walk for Education Raises $104K for Students

  01-10-2023 14:00
  
  The 40th Annual UNCF Chicago Walk for Education held at Burnham Park recently raised more than $104K in funds that will help deserving students go to college. More than 500 supporters came out to the event, which had an atmosphere of camaraderie filled with unity, purpose, and hope.
  Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle returned this year to serve as the Honorary Chair of the walk. Popular radio personalities, Ramonski Luv from Omni- Channel and Trey White from WGCI-FM, kept the crowd eng
  
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