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• Illinois Black Hemp Association Defends Black Farmers and Businesses Against Restrictive Legislation

  20-01-2025 19:25
  
  At a Jan. 16 press conference held at the Naomi & Sylvester Smith Senior Living Center on Chicago’s South Side, members of the Illinois Black Hemp Association gathered to voice their concerns over recently proposed legislation that threatens the very foundation of the hemp industry in Illinois. 
  With the American Dream hanging in the balance, advocates highlighted the potential repercussions of House Bill 4293. The bill seeks to impose restrictive regulations on hemp extraction an
  
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• Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Killed by Stray Bullet in Turks and Caicos

  20-01-2025 15:45
  
  Shamone Duncan (Photo provided by the family of Shamone Duncan). 
  What was supposed to be a celebratory weekend at an island getaway for a Chicago-area woman turned into utter tragedy all because of a stray bullet.
  Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy Shamone Duncan was killed on Saturday while vacationing in Turks and Caicos, according to authorities and her family. The 50-year-old grandmother was on the rooftop of Aziza Restaurant & Lounge in Providenciales when gunfire broke out around
  
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• Biden Pardons Marcus Garvey, Others in one of His Final Acts of Presidency

  20-01-2025 15:15
  
  Photo illustration of Marcus Garvey, A&E Television Networks (Credit: Wikimedia Commons).
  By Stacy M. Brown,NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia
  In one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, whose advocacy for Black nationalism and self-reliance left an indelible mark on leaders like Malcolm X and movements across the Black diaspora.
  Born on August 17, 1887, in Sain
  
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• Pullman Porter Museum Celebrates 30 Years and Honors 100 Years of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

  20-01-2025 14:30
  
  National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, located at the corner of 104th and Maryland Ave. (Photo Credit: NPS Photo/Ve’Amber D. Miller).
  The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum has launched and will lead a yearlong celebratory campaign with its two annual signature events — the Museum Founding Anniversary with the A. Philip Randolph “Gentle Warrior Awards” and the 100th Anniversary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters with “Honoring the
  
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• Cook County Courthouse Warming Centers Open Amid Dangerous Wind Chills

  20-01-2025 13:30
  
  Photo Credit: Getty Images
  Cook County will experience extreme cold weather for several days starting Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service has advised that wind chills will make it feel as cold as -15°F.   
  Cook County is opening warming centers in the north, west and south suburbs to help residents combat extreme weather conditions. The warming centers will open at 12 p.m. today and run continuously until 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 22.  
  Residents who do
  
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• Cubs Charities and GCFD Unite for MLK Day of Service to Fight Hunger in Chicago

  20-01-2025 13:00
  
  Current Cubs player Ian Happ and former Cubs player Jason Heyward packed food and lifted spirits at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service event in 2021. (Photo Courtesy of chicagosfoodbank.org).
  For the fifth consecutive year, Cubs Charities is partnering with the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through service. On Jan. 20, over 160 volunteers, including Cubs player Pete Crow-Armstrong, will gather at the GCFD to pack thousands of meal
  
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• 9 Best Sugar Daddy Sites to Find a Sugar Daddy (2025)

  20-01-2025 04:25 via chicagoreader.com
  
  This article contains several affiliate links. When you purchase a subscription through our link, we may earn a commission. Whether you’re new to the world of sugar daddy/sugar baby relationships, or you’ve been in the lifestyle for some time, finding like minded people looking for a consensual, transactional arrangement can be tricky. To help you […]
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