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The Mount Zion AME Church is a historic church  located at 201 East Beaver Street was founded July 28, 1866.  The church acquired the property at the northeast corner of Beaver and Newnan Streets, and a small frame […]

From the Malcolm X educational day to last weekend’s inaugural “Self Love,” women and girls mini workshop, the BSun Cultural Center continues to be at the forefront for arts and cultural events. More than fifty […]

While the blogging scene has grown drastically over the last 15 years or so, blogs are still a great way to build awareness and garner support.  Local teachers William Jackson and Aida Correa are Bloggers […]

The 8th annual Agape Love women’s healing conference was held this past weekend at Murchison Temple CME Church located on the Westside.  The conference was founded by Leola Williams in memory of her sister Evangelist […]

Originally developed under the name “Cease Fire” in Chicago in 2000, the Cure Violence Model was launched in the city’s most violent community at the time. CeaseFire produced a 67 percent reduction in shootings in […]

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg  / May 30, 2019 PHILADELPHIA — Moments after the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, wrapped up his appearance at the Justice Department on Wednesday, Representative Dwight Evans stepped out of his […]

CHICAGO (AP) — New documents on the Jussie Smollett case released Thursday show that prosecutors told Chicago police detectives that a possible deal with the “Empire” actor was in the works a month before charges […]

They’re a key voting bloc — and they want candidates to present policies that will help them and their communities. By P.R. Lockhart  May 2, 2019 Women of color are poised to be a particularly powerful voting […]

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux May 21, 2019 The College Board, the organization that develops and administers the SAT test, has developed a new “adversity score” to augment the widely used college admissions examination. The fact that the […]