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The Faithful, Resourceful, Independent/Intelligent, Eclectic, Divinely (F.R.I.E.N.D.S) connected and joined together over the holiday weekend for their 8th annual international friendship appreciation luncheon held at River City Brewing Company. The Friends first gathered in 2010 after […]

African Americans played critical roles in ensuring Allied victory in World War II. And, in many ways, World War II laid the foundations for the civil rights movement. In 1941 fewer than 4,000 African Americans were […]

By Frederick H. Lowe U.S. Rep. John Conyers, a founding member of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus and the highest-ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, stepped down from his committee post on Sunday after […]

By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader The bright test kitchen on the fourth floor where actress Diahann Carroll helped herself to a tasty batch of fried chicken was a big hit back in the day. So […]

GQ Magazine has named Colin Kaepernick as its “Citizen of the Year.” In a special December issue of the magazine, Kaepernick paired with GQ as well as ten of his closest allies and friends to […]