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• ​​Panlasa erupts at the next Monday Night Foodball

  17-01-2025 19:49 via chicagoreader.com
  
  One little known modern Hawaiian legend holds that spam katsu musubi was forged in the roiling molten caldera of Kīlauea and retrieved from the inferno by a nimble and daring Chicago chef. It’s so modern, in fact, that it happened just a few weeks ago when Roland Floro Calupe summited the erupting crater in Hawai‘i […]
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• Sunday Brunch: A Refuge for Black Women’s Resilience After the Trump Election

  17-01-2025 16:30
  
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  What began as a lighthearted celebration reel of Sunday brunch—a joyful tradition where Black women gather to look beautiful, share laughter and savor life—quickly evolved into something deeper. 
  As I spoke with women across the city, what was supposed to be a fun reflection on why this ritual matters became a profound exploration of resilience in the face of utter disappointment. 
  The joy of getting dressed up and coming together felt bittersweet
  
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• Cancer’s Shifting Threat: Key Findings from the 2025 ACS Report

  17-01-2025 15:30
  
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  This isn’t breaking news, but cancer remains a scourge in this country. The latest report from the American Cancer Society delivers some sobering truths but also offers some findings that signal hopeful progress. 
  ACS officials met with the media earlier this week to unveil the annual Cancer Statistics 2025 report, revealing the challenges ahead and the strides made in the fight against this disease.Graphic courtesy of the American Cancer Society.
  
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• Ben Jealous: Trump’s Team is Coming for Climate Science.The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse.

  17-01-2025 15:00
  
  Donald Trump (Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons)
  By Ben Jealous
  It is official: 2024 was the hottest year on record. 
  Temperatures not only surpassed 2023 as the previous hottest year, they leapt – for the first time – past the goal set in the Paris Climate Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
  Whether you turn on the TV to news of the most recent super storm or raging wildfire, or can see these disasters firsthand
  
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• Delta Sigma Theta’s CMAC Hosts Impact Week 2025: Celebrating 112 Years of Service and Activism

  17-01-2025 14:30
  
  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s 112th Founders Day Celebrated with “Impact Week 2025 (Photo Provided).
  The Chicago Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter (CMAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, is pulling out all the stops to celebrate 112 years of sisterhood, service, and social impact. With a dynamic lineup of events spanning from Jan. 13 to Jan. 25, the chapter’s “Impact Week 2025” honors the organization’s rich legacy while focusing on issues affecting the
  
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