• Chicago Record Report: March 2024

    Chicago Record Report: March 2024
    Abscissor, Metanoia  With its combination of brooding postmetal, triumphant postrock, and serene piano and saxophone, Abscissor’s ambitious debut full-length feels like a Choose Your Own Adventure book where every option is satisfying. Hannah Frances, Keeper of the Shepherd Chicago singer and guitarist Hannah Frances uses her rich, powerful voice and a palette of avant-folk, rock, […]
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  • Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Appeal Federal Hate Crime Convictions

    Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Appeal Federal Hate Crime Convictions
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    The three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man slain while out for a jog in 2020, are appealing their federal hate crime convictions.
    On Wednesday (March 27), attorneys for Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan appeared in the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Georgia to appeal their hate crime convictions in Arbery’s death, per the Independent.
    The appeal attempt comes after the McMichaels grabbed guns and chased after
  • Illinois Players Also Strike Gold in Mega Millions, Bartlett Player Wins $1 Million

    Illinois Players Also Strike Gold in Mega Millions, Bartlett Player Wins $1 Million
    Photo: Illinois Lottery
    You might have already heard the news: On Tuesday night, a lucky person from New Jersey, one of the luckiest in human existence, had the winning Mega Millions ticket, worth $1.128 billion (!!!). It was the fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot in that game’s history. 
    The winning Mega Millions numbers were: 7-11-22-29-38 and Mega Ball 4.
    But several players in Illinois also came away as winners from the Tuesday night Mega Millions drawing. 
    One such player p
  • HBCU President Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Black Administrator’s Suicide

    HBCU President Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Black Administrator’s Suicide
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    The president of a historically Black university has been cleared of bullying and harassment in the suicide of a Black administrator following an independent investigation, according to NBC News.
    Lincoln University’s Board of Curators said President John Moseley will keep his position after investigators found no evidence he bullied Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey.
    Candia-Bailey, 49, was an alumna of the HBCU and served as the school’s vice
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  • 15 Best BDSM Dating Sites and Apps for Fetish Dating in 2024

    15 Best BDSM Dating Sites and Apps for Fetish Dating in 2024
    Whether you’ve never tried BDSM (which stands for Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, Sadism and Masochism) before, or you’re experienced in engaging in all kinds of fetishes, there’s a site or app out there for you! Yes, thanks to the internet, you can pursue your wildest fantasies—or even just relatively mild ones—and connect with […]
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  • This Week In Black History March 27-April 2, 2024

    This Week In Black History March 27-April 2, 2024
    SARAH VAUGHN
    MARCH 27
    1924—The sensational Jazz sing­er Sarah Vaughn was born on this day in Newark, N.J.  She went on to become what many considered “the world’s greatest singing talent.” She was known as the “incomparable Sarah Vaughn.”1970—Mariah Carey was born on this day in Long Island, N.Y. Her par­ents are of Irish/African-American/ Venezuelan background. Carey came to prominence after releas­ing her self-titled debut studio al&sh

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