Fighting Illini fall 81-78 to Missouri, in “Braggin’ Rights Game”
Joseph G. Phillips, Sports Editor
The Chicago Crusader Newspaper
The sixth ranked Fighting Illini fell to 4-2 on the season after losing 81-78 to the Missouri...
US administers 1st doses of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
The FDA authorized Pfizer's vaccine last week.
By Ivan Pereira, ABC News
The rollout of the first coronavirus vaccine began Monday morning as the first doses...
Lovie Smith out as head football coach of Illinois Fighting Illini...
By Adam Rittenberg and Mark Schlabach, ESPN
Lovie Smith is out as Illinois' head football coach after five seasons, the school announced Sunday.
Illinois called a...
“Reflections”
America’s Heroes “Group Military Families Matter” recently welcomed Pam Cusick, Vice President, Rare Patient Voice (RPV), as a guest panelist. RPV provides patients and...
Andrea Zopp steps down as CEO of World Business Chicago
Crusader Staff Report
Andrea Zopp is stepping down at the end of the year as CEO of World Business Chicago (WBC) after three years on...
A Road Map to Relieving America’s $1.7 Trillion Student Debt:
20 years of repayments leave Black borrowers still owing 95 percent
By Charlene Crowell
Although the year 2020 has been dominated by continuing news coverage of...
Carol Sutton, Actor in ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘Queen Sugar,’ Dies of...
By Janey W. Lee, Variety
Actor Carol Sutton, who made appearances in “Steel Magnolias” and “Queen Sugar,” died Thursday night of complications from COVID-19. She...
Joshua Feast, a Black man in Texas, was shot dead by...
The 22-year-old man was targeted as a person of interest connected to a previous shooting in the area.
By Karla Rodriguez, REVOLT
A La Marque police...
The Pentagon may get first Black Secretary of Defense
In historic move, President-elect Biden appoints retired General Lloyd Austin for top job
Crusader Staff Report
Retired U. S. Army General Lloyd Austin, III, will serve...
Marvel Will Not Recast Chadwick Boseman’s Role In Black Panther
“Chadwick Boseman was an immensely talented actor and an inspirational individual," Marvel's president said.
By Brooklyn White, ESSENCE
The work that Chadwick Boseman did in Black...