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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture

Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house and hip-hop....

J. Pharoah Doss: A battle lost in the global civil rights struggle of the 21st century

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, center, stands with four of the five young women she invited to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo,...

Partnership for Southern Equity Hosts Summit to Tackle Income Inequality

While the state of Georgia enjoys the title of the top place to do business in the country, Atlanta continues to struggle with leading...

New Data Paint an Unpleasant Picture of Poverty in the United States

On Sept. 12, the U.S. Census Bureau released national poverty data for 2017. The headline was that 39.7 million people were poor in 2017. This...

Richest 1% Will Own…

… More Than Everyone Else in 2016! By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer In January 2015, the Oxfam International issued its annual report on…

Is Poverty In Illinois The Result Of Racism?

Poverty In Illinois: Highest Ever By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer The Heartland Alliance, a not-for-profit research group, just published its report on the…

10 years after Katrina, ‘New’ New Orleans leaves many behind

NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ Talking about New Orleans a decade after Hurricane Katrina, people here often reach for the Biblical, describing an economic and cultural…

Uncompromising Bishop of Sudan Macram Max Gassis an “angry, frustrated shepherd”

“Come and see us, come and touch us, come and put your hands around us, and caress us.”—Bishop Macram Max Gassis “There are many men…

Perry: Republicans are ones offering hope for Black families

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Thursday urged his party to fight for the African-American vote and said Black families should hold…

Full text of President Obama’s eulogy for Clementa Pinckney

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ The White House released the following text of President Barack Obama’s eulogy for The Rev. Clementa Pinckney on Friday. THE PRESIDENT:…

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