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• Review: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

  14-03-2025 15:35 via chicagoreader.com
  
  On Becoming a Guinea Fowl in limited release in theaters
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• Review: Novocaine

  14-03-2025 15:35 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Novocaine in wide release in theaters
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• Black Faith Leaders to Corporations: Restore DEI or Lose Our Business

  14-03-2025 15:00
  
  A coalition of Black faith leaders, led by Dr. Willie Wilson, is calling on corporations to restore DEI commitments or risk losing support from millions of Black churchgoers, who collectively drive $2 trillion in economic impact (Photo Credit: Tacuma Roeback).
  A coalition of national Black faith leaders has launched an effort to push back against corporations retreating from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Their message: Reverse course or risk losing the business of millions o
  
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• Chicago Pastor Charlie Dates on Why He’s Doing an Egg Giveaway on March 15

  14-03-2025 14:30
  
  Egg prices in Chicago have hit a staggering $9 per carton, costing more than a pack of beef. For many families, eggs are a household staple—one they can no longer afford. That’s why Pastor Charlie E. Dates is stepping in to help.
  On Saturday, March 15, the senior pastor of Progressive Chicago and Salem Baptist Church of Chicago will lead a massive effort to distribute 40,000 eggs across multiple locations in the city.
  “The President promised prices would drop on day one, but in
  
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• WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Weekend to Honor Black Entrepreneurs, Offer $25K in Business Support

  14-03-2025 13:00
  
  Keeana Barber, founder of WDB Marketing, hosts The 8th Annual WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Weekend in Chicago, March 14-16, which celebrates Black entrepreneurship (Photo Credit: Photography By Coy)
  The 8th Annual WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. (Leadership, Education, Growth, Advocacy, Community, and Youth) Awards Weekend is set to return from March 14-16, bringing together over 1,000 Black-owned businesses for three days of networking, education, and celebration. Hosted by WDB Marketing and its nonprofit arm, WDB
  
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• Elon Musk Facility Polluting Predominately Black Neighborhoods In Memphis

  14-03-2025 12:30
  
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  An Elon Musk-run facility is releasing dangerous air pollution in South Memphis, putting the lives of families in predominately Black neighborhoods at risk, per the Southern Environment Law Center.
  According to Black Enterprise, residents have started a petition to remove Musk’s xAI facility from Memphis, alleging environmental racism.
  “This facility is going to have a detrimental impact on not South Memphians, but Memphians as a whole,” Memphis resident Hai
  
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