Jussie Smollett, star of the hit TV show “Empire”, has been charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct by Chicago police after new evidence suggests the actor staged a hate crime and filed a false police report.
Jussie Smollett charged with felony for allegedly faking hate crime
Whose Streets: Screening and Discussion at OSU-Tulsa
An account of the Ferguson uprising as told by the people who lived it followed by an in-depth discussion with Dr. Sarah Morice Brubaker and Reverend Dr. Eric Gill.
‘The State is trying to kill our school’; Langston Hughes Academy fights to stay alive
Students and staff at Langston Hughes Academy fight to keep the school alive after members of the State Board of Education stripped its accreditation in January.
Equality Center moves boldly to combat systemic racism; Bishop-Baldwin resigns
The Equality Center’s board issued a statement immediately after their Saturday meeting adjourned, stating that they are committed to ensuring that LGBTQ People of Color no longer feel alienated from the Equality Center — after the former director’s unappealing posts and other incidents that may have made People of Color feel unwelcomed to the Center in the past.
Eighth-grader writes inspiring poem about perseverance
After reading his remarkable poem, we’re pretty sure that Chadwick Boseman, who played T’Challa in Black Panther, would be proud of the depth of Anthony’s consciousness writings.
First-Step Male Diversion Program announces first graduating class
Mr. Christopher Davis is a hardworking father who got caught up with a drug that threatened to send him to prison. Now he has new skills that led to a better paying full time job and is creating a healthy and successful life with his kids and partner. Mr. Davis says the program “was a blessing. It’s a great program to be in as it has a lot of people who not only want to help but care for you and helping you be a better person.”
Trump declares national emergency, suggests death penalty for drug dealers
President Trump continued to use falsehoods to promote his wall and, apparently, and expansion of the death penalty, while declaring a national emergency.
