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• Beyoncé Pledges $2.5M to Help Rebuild Historic Black Community Ravaged By Fires

  18-01-2025 16:45
  
  Beyoncé on the Renaissance World Tour at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on June 1, 2023 (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons).
   
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  By ReShonda Tate
  When the Eaton Canyon fires roared through Altadena and Pasadena on January 7, the historic Black community of Altadena, a beacon of resilience and Civil Rights-era progress, faced near-total devastation. Among Los A
  
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• Project H.O.O.D. Celebrates Beam Signing for $40M Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center in Chicago

  18-01-2025 16:00
  
  Project H.O.O.D. is transforming Chicago’s South Side with the $40M Robert R. McCormick Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center (Photo Credit: Lanette Warbington). 
  A powerful moment of transformation recently unfolded on the South Side at 6620 S. King Drive to be exact. 
  Project H.O.O.D. hosted a Beam Signing Celebration to mark a critical milestone in the construction of the Robert R. McCormick Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center.
  This $40 million initiative aims to b
  
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• $7 Billion Development Near United Center Set to Transform Chicago’s West Side

  18-01-2025 14:30
  
  The $7 billion development planned near the United Center cleared its first hurdle Thursday with unanimous approval from the Chicago Plan Commission. Named the 1901 Project for the arena’s address, the proposal promises to transform the West Side by replacing parking lots with a bustling mix of homes, businesses, and entertainment venues.
  The first phase includes a 6,000-seat theater-style music venue and a 233-room hotel, both set to be built by 2028 on the lot south of the United Center.
  
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