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Amazon Music Live recently made its debut with a performance by Lil Baby. Hosted by Grammy-winning hip-hop icon 2 Chainz, the event followed Thursday...

Now that Amazon has announced the winners of its competition to host its second headquarters, a question on many minds is whether it’ll be...

Amazon says it has removed items with Nazi or White supremacist symbols from its website after criticism from advocacy groups. An Amazon executive said the company blocked the accounts of some retailers and might suspend them. Democratic U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota complained to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos last month. The company’s vice president […]

Amazon claims to be a company that values inclusion and diversity, but a recent report reveals that this façade masks a darker side, as...

Just a short while ago, Amazon, the e-commerce behemoth which touts itself as “earth’s most customer-centric company,” announced its plans to open a second...

Amazon and Will Packer are developing an alternative history series called “Black America.” "Black America" will imagine the world where Black people rule a number...

WE’RE ON THE MOVE   By Kai EL’ZABAR Defender Executive Editor A year ago, October 6, 2014, I walked into the Chicago Defender office and…

Chiraq the Thorn in Chicago’s Side by Kai EL’ Zabar The Chicago Sun Times front page read, “Why Chicago Isn’t ‘Chiraq’.  Tribune writer  Phil Rosenthal,…

  CHICAGO DESIGNER JERMIKKO’S DESIGNS MAKE IT TO THE BIG SCREEN   Over the weekend, it was announced officially  the Chicago based designer Jermikko that she…

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon’s trademark smile icon is becoming more of a grimace. The world’s largest online retailer reported a wider third-quarter loss than…