Op-Ed
Have you heard the news about Gary, Indiana? About what Gary is trying to do? How they are trying to get Amazon to locate and build their second headquarters here…to Gary, Indiana? Have you heard about the other cities Gary is competing against? A large number of BIG BOY...
I am among the tens of millions who had to be peeled away from their television set on Friday, November 13 and in the days after ISIS terrorists randomly massacred at least 130 people and wounded hundreds more in Paris. Then, there was the nearly 30 people executed at...
By Dr. Conrad Worrill, Chicago Crusader
Until recently, there had been a scholarly debate among European intellectuals, as well as some Blacks, on what they referred to as the peopling of ancient Egypt. What this question really posed was, “Who were the ancient Egyptians?” Were they Black, white, mulatto, etc.?
This...
Largest bank breach affects 140,000 Social Security numbers, 80,000 bank accounts
By Charlene Crowell
A second major disclosure of major consumer data breach was announced on July 29 by Capital One Bank. That same day, the FBI arrested a suspect who was charged with stealing the personal information on March 22...
In this episode of “Meet The Black Press,” NNPA Podcast host Lauren Poteat talks to Dorothy Leavell, the publisher of the Crusader newspapers in Chicago and Gary, Ind., about the importance of the Black Press.
JB Pritzker has come a long way to earn the Crusader’s endorsement as the next governor of Illinois. His running mate, state Rep. Juliana Stratton is the perfect choice for a candidate who seeks to serve low-income neighborhoods where incumbent Bruce Rauner has failed miserably in the last four...
Dr. Conrad Worrill, Chicago Crusader
Until recently, there had been a scholarly debate among European intellectuals, as well as some Blacks, on what they referred to as the peopling of ancient Egypt. What this question really posed was, “Who were the ancient Egyptians?” Were they Black, white, mulatto, etc.?
This issue...
Beyond the Rhetoric
By Harry C. Alford
The Obama Administration was taking form. Our new Attorney General Eric Holder was instantly mired in scandal with the Fast and Furious debacle. Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State seemed rather tame but that was just the quiet before the storm. One afternoon Minyon...
By Oscar H. Blayton
Most people of color can point to at least one moment when they realize that popular culture in America distorts the reality of their history and existence.
The most memorable experience for me was when I was in the sixth-grade in my segregated public school in Virginia. ...
Research center needed urgently to address Trans-Generational Epigenetic Injury
By Kamm Howard
Transgenerational Epigenetics is a new field of science, about 15 years old, that examines how cataclysmic occurrences can alter a portion of the gene, and how that altered expression is passed down generationally.
This was first examined in trying to...
