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By fox32chicago.com As the staggering national student loan debt tally sits at an all-time high of $1.33 trillion, according to the Department of Education, many Millennials say they would go to extreme lengths to wipe […]

by Michael Harriot (The Root) As one of the world’s leading cookoutologists (I would say I’m the leading authority, but my aunt Phyllis hasn’t officially retired), I feel it is my duty to keep you […]

Are you a descendant of a Pullman Porter? Or dining car waiter? On August 25, 2017 the National A. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum celebrated the 92nd anniversary of the founding of the nation’s first […]

by Cara McGroogan (Telegraph) A viral app that adds filters to users’ selfies to change their appearance has backtracked on its latest update after was accused of racism over its new range of ethnic filters. FaceApp, […]

Event planner Lynnette Abbott has started a Kickstarter campaign so she can print her first run of party supplies with characters of color. (Photo by Craft My Occasion) By Taylor Pittman, huffingtonpost.com After noticing the […]

Berkeley professor Angela Onwuachi-Willig is well versed in employment discrimination so she’s using her expertise to take on school policies that discriminate against Black students by attempting to ban or punish students who wear dreadlocks […]

Last weekend comedian, actress and author Sherri Shepherd bought her “Wiser, Prettier, Funnier & Tired” tour to the Comedy Zone in Mandarin. A former legal secretary, Sherri is traveling the country sharing her life with […]

Deannia Hester was crowned 2017 Ms. US Continental last weekend in Savannah, Georgia. The US Continental Pageant was developed to recognize the modern woman of the 21st century for their strengths, accomplishments, intelligence, integrity, strong […]

“Simply the Best” was the surprise theme for the 75th birthday celebration for Jacksonville native and 1961 Stanton High School graduate Julius Fowler. Hundreds of family and friends gathered to commemorative his golden birthday milestone. […]

The Miles Jay Manhattan Jazz Café and Lounge opened their doors to patrons last week to a crowd of family, friends and neighbors with a generous serving of food, music and old fashioned southern hospitality with […]