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Birmingham Native, Alabama State Student Receives Prestigious PR Scholarship
By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU
A native of Birmingham who is now an Alabama State University senior has been awarded one of the nation's premier student communication's...
Lori Lightfoot Wins Chicago Mayor Race, Will Be First Black Woman...
By Sanjana Karanth
Black Voices
Lori Lightfoot will be Chicago’s next mayor after Tuesday’s highly anticipated race. She’ll become the first black woman ever to lead...
R. Kelly arrested, charged in Chicago with sexual abuse
By Sara Burnett and Michael Tarm
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he...
Rev. Jesse Jackson discloses Parkinson’s disease diagnosis
By Sophia Tareen
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson's disease and plans...
Barack Obama shows up in Chicago for jury duty; not chosen
By Don Babwin
The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama, free of a job that forced him to move to Washington for eight...
In Birmingham and elsewhere, possibly landing Amazon HQ ignites frenzy
By Karen Weise and Spencer Soper
Bloomberg
Don Cunningham was in a meeting in his Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, office when a colleague texted: “Amazon is looking for...
Chance the Rapper gives $1 million to Chicago schools, blasts governor
By Sophia Tareen
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Chance the Rapper's unusual intervention into Chicago Public Schools' funding crisis took an even more curious turn Monday...
Democrat to try solving Chicago gun violence with sentencing
By Ivan Moreno
Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The refrain is heard almost as often as the fatal gunshots: The way to reduce Chicago's gun...
Chicago Releases Video from Police Shooting of Unarmed Teen
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
A body camera video from a police-involved shooting in Chicago has added yet another layer to the ongoing national conversation about...
Chicago Police Will Release Video In Teen’s Shooting Death
CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago said Thursday it will comply with a judge’s order and soon release a video of a white...
