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• Holiday Fun as The Chicago Bulls and Students Face Off in NBA 2K26

  07-12-2025 18:50 via chicagodefender.com
  Marshelle SandersOn Thursday, December 4th, fifteen students from Galileo Scholastic Academy received the holiday surprise of a lifetime as they stepped inside the United Center Atrium, not as spectators, but as competitors, preparing to challenge their favorite Chicago Bulls players in NBA 2K26.The exclusive event brought students up close with the entire Bulls roster as part of the team’s annual Season of Giving, an initiative dedicated to spreading joy, support, and insp
  
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• Faith Leaders Rally Communities for a National Spending Blackout

  07-12-2025 15:09 via chicagodefender.com
  by Rev. Dorothy BoulwarePastors are leading the call for a halt in holiday shopping to show that Black America won’t invest in businesses that don’t invest in us. Community and faith leaders across the country have banded together to extend the economic blackout. Black people and people who love justice are asked to withhold their dollars to allow the economy to feel the power citizens wield with their dollars.RELATED: If You’re Gonna Shop, Make it Black-Owned &ldquo
  
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• Why Black Folks Say ‘No’ to Organ Donation

  07-12-2025 14:59 via chicagodefender.com
  Mistrust is rooted in lived experience, medical racism, systemic neglect, and a history that still shapes Black patients’ choices.by Anissa DurhamDecember 2, 2025This article is part of “On Borrowed Time” a series by Anissa Durham that examines the people, policies, and systems that hurt or help Black patients in need of an organ transplant.Every day across the country, people renew or apply for driver’s licenses. Toward the end of the form sits a deceptively simple
  
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