Rev. Jackson: “He never missed a good fight for justice”
By Chinta Strausberg
Funeral arrangements are pending for Edward L. “Buzz” Palmer, 84, who died Sunday, April 11, 2021, while in hospice care at his home, his wife of 44-years, former Illinois Senator Alice Palmer confirmed late Sunday night.
Mrs. Palmer, a...
CBS 2 Chicago
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Saturday was promoting a plan to reduce vacant properties, create affordable housing, and stop people from losing their homes.
“When people lose their homes, it doesn’t affect just them,” Preckwinkle said. “Vacant and abandoned properties hurt whole neighborhoods by creating unsafe...
By Erick Johnson
Easter weekend had arrived. The house cleaning was done. All that was left to do was pick up Easter dinner at the Local Market in South Shore.
I walked several yards to a private parking lot to retrieve my Chrysler Sebring. This short trip made my Good Friday...
'These cameras captured footage of behavior consistent with a disgusting nationwide trend of law enforcement.'
By Ny Magee, TheGrio
Two Virgina cops are being sued by a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after they assaulted and threatened him during a traffic stop last December.
Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino,...
By Lisa Respires France, CNN
DMX, a rapper known as much for his troubles as his music, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 50.
"We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White...
ABC 7 Chicago
Chicago's faith community is mourning the death of a beloved minister Thursday.
Christ Universal Temple on Chicago's Far South Side announced Reverend Dr. Helen Ward Carry had died. She is known as a "living legend" at the church, and had been a senior minister there.
Rev. Dr. Carry had...
Closure occurred same day as mayor and elected officials welcomed VP Kamala Harris to city
By Erick Johnson
If you tried to make an appointment to get vaccinated on Tuesday, April 6, at the newly opened mass vaccination site at Chicago State University, most likely you failed.
One day after it opened to serve...
By Melissa Repko, CSNBC
Target said it will hire more Black-owned companies, launch a program to identify and support promising minority entrepreneurs and add products from more than 500 Black-owned brands to its shelves or website.
Altogether, the discounter said Wednesday, it will spend more than $2 billion with Black-owned businesses...
By Erick Johnson
Alderman Pat Dowell on Wednesday, April 7, officially kicked off her campaign bid to replace outgoing Secretary of State Jesse White. Dowell is the highest profile candidate and only Black official to enter a race where Democratic opponent Alex Giannoulias is gaining momentum with several endorsements and...
Crusader Staff Report
Damning excessive force testimonies from police officers and even the police chief highlight the second week of the trial of Derek Chauvin, who faces multiple second- and third-degree charges for killing George Floyd in 2020.
Unlike the first week, the proceedings this week lacked the intense emotion that...
