Lupe Fiasco and his M.U.R.A.L (Magnifying Urban Realities and Affecting Lives) foundation recently hosted its second annual bake-off event in celebration of the nationwide initiative #GivingTuesday.
Nick Cannon’s typical public persona doesn’t exactly scream “hard-core gangbanger,” so when it was revealed that the actor-host-recording artist-mogul would be starring in Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq as
Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq opens with a declaration of emergency and shortly thereafter, you hear the voice of Father Michael Pfelger, a white priest from Chicago’s South Side who has long been active against violence in the community.
There is honor in being your truest self. There is courage in pursuing your dreams no matter what obstacles can present themselves. Any individual who
Officer Jason Van Dyke will be released from jail at some point this week. This will occur because a Cook County judge believed it was
[jwplatform oLhKYdOg] Lawrence Mead from Huey Gang speaks his mind about freedom and police brutality during a march for Laquan McDonald in Chicago. Laquan McDonald
Small Business Saturday was celebrated recently in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago. “Shop Small Shop Bronzeville” was hosted by the Quad Communities Development Corporation. Valerie
Chicago police likely attempted to cover up the murder of Laquan McDonald. According to the Chicago Tribune, a Burger King district manager revealed that the footage
Prominent Black artist Eldzier Cortor died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 in Long Island, NY. He was 99. Cortor was born Jan. 10, 1916 in Richmond, Virginia and
[jwplatform TMZCWrI9] Protesters seeking justice for the alleged murder of Laquan McDonald and activists block stores from receiving customers on “Black Friday” in Chicago.
Photos by Melanie L. Brown Activists in Chicago joined forces downtown on the Magnificent Mile to shutdown holiday spending in protest of the alleged murder of
The Chicago Police Department has made an arrest in the brutal shooting of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee. Lee was lured into an alley and shot execution-style in
[jwplatform zrKmFbqW] Rolling out TV hit the streets to get a pulse of the citizens of Chicago as they protested the senseless killing of teenager Laqaun
Black Lives Matter members and other supporters gathered together and walked down State Street in a peaceful protest of the death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald at the
[jwplatform K7KFycrx] Witness moments from the protest held in Chicago for Laquan McDonald, who was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer.
[jwplatform FHz1GSNa] Black Lives Matter activist Damon Williams speaks about freeing those protesters who were arrested, loving each other at the Laquan McDonald protest and keeping
The video of Laquan McDonald has been released and to say the least it is horrific and unimaginable. There were fears and concerns by Mayor
Felicia Pearson, who is famously known as the character “Snoop” from “The Wire” has an amazing story to share with the world. The odds are stacked
[jwplatform 2QcFjJ7r] Spike Lee offered remarks about his new film, Chi-Raq, prior to it being screened at the Chicago Theater.
Chicago protesters take to the streets following the release of the Dashcam video of the vicious shooting of a Black teen. The death of Laquan McDonald;
