• Chicago Defender Marks 120 Years as a Voice for Black America

    Chicago Defender Marks 120 Years as a Voice for Black America
    Today, May 5, is the 120th birthday of The Chicago Defender, the newspaper which played a significant role in transforming Black America.
    And it all began with 25 cents, a kitchen table, and an idea.
    Robert S. Abbott started The Chicago Defender on May 5, 1905, with little but determination and grit. From the small kitchen in his land-lord’s flat, Abbott produced four pages of clippings and local copy in the form of a four-page broadsheet. The initial print run was 300 copies.
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  • Harvard Ends Funding For Black Graduation & Other Affinity Groups

    Harvard Ends Funding For Black Graduation & Other Affinity Groups
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    Harvard University has announced that it will no longer host or fund graduation celebrations for Black students or other affinity groups amid threats of funding cuts from the Department of Education over DEI.
    On Monday (April 28), university officials sent an email to student affinity groups, stating that they would no longer receive “funding, staffing, or spaces for affinity celebrations,” per the Harvard Crimson.
    “Harvard remains committed to building a co

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