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• Raoul, 19 States Sue Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Health and Human Services

  06-05-2025 15:30 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 19 of his counterparts filed a federal lawsuit this week to block the Trump administration’s sweeping dismantling of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a move they argue has left states scrambling to manage mounting health crises without crucial federal support.
  The lawsuit, filed against the administration, HHS, and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., comes after months of upheaval. Since January, thousands of federal health work
  
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• Hoodoo vs. Holy Ghost: The ‘Sinners’ Controversy

  06-05-2025 15:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Michael B. Jordan, Omar Benson Miller, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, and Hailee Steinfeld in “Sinners”(2025) Credit: Sinners/IMDB
  By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware
  The horror-drama film “Sinners” has become a blockbuster hit, earning over $123 million domestically — and generating plenty of headlines. Its box office take, the vision of director Ryan Coogler, and the talent of actor Michael B. Jordan and the rest of the cast are all in the news. But the real tea see
  
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• Robin Kelly Announces U.S. Senate Bid to Succeed Dick Durbin

  06-05-2025 14:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) (Public Domain Photo).
  U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly announced on Tuesday that she will run to succeed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), who announced two weeks ago that he won’t seek reelection. Rep. Kelly is the second candidate to officially declare her campaign for the retiring senator’s seat, joining  Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton who declared last week. .  
  In a statement, Kelly said it’s a challenge she is undertaking on behalf of Illinoisans, one she i
  
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Progress 2025—a conspiracy theory

  06-05-2025 14:00 via chicagodefender.com
  
  President Donald Trump declared in March that the pardons issued by former President Joe Biden were void because they were done by autopen. Legal experts replied that the law does not prohibit automated signa­tures. Trump’s detractors argued that the president was using the autopen signatures to demonstrate Biden’s cognitive impairment and that “Biden’s team” covered up Biden’s inability to do the job.
  The autopen is not proof of a cov­er-up, but when
  
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• Rep. Jasmine Crockett Claps Back At ‘Terrified’ Trump Calling Her ‘Low IQ ‘

  06-05-2025 13:30 via chicagodefender.com
  
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  Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) issued a scathing response to President Donald Trump calling her a “low IQ person.”
  On Sunday (May 4), Crockett took to social media to address comments Trump made about her during an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
  Kristen Welker of NBC News questioned Trump earlier on Sunday about the state of the Democratic Party, to which he said it was in “total disarray.”
  “I can’t name one D
  
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• Rooting For Everybody Black: All The Black Celebs At Met Gala 2025

  06-05-2025 01:41 via chicagodefender.com
  
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  Black celebrities showed out on fashion’s biggest night.
  On Monday (May 5), the 2025 Met Gala celebrated Black designers, creativity, and resistance under the theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.”
  A-listers were asked to dress to impress while embodying Black dandyism, which dates back to 18th-century Europe and the Atlantic Slave Trade. Dandyism was initially a trend imposed on Black men, who ushered in an era of the “fashionably dressed or dandif
  
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