MC Lyte, Monie Love, and D-Nice perform “Ladies First” for Queen Latifah | Kennedy Center Honors The icon found more history to make when she became the first female rapper to be awarded a Kennedy Center Honor. Remember what we said about “Ladies First?” Yeah, the crowd was on one in their fancy clothes with […]
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Exonerated Black Man Rips ‘Chicago Police Torturers’ After $17M Settlement For Wrongful Conviction
NewsOne Featured Video Chicago Police Department Headquarters. | Source: NOVA SAFO / Getty Jackie Wilson, a Chicago man, who was wrongfully convicted for the fatal shooting of two police officers in 1982, was awarded a whopping $17 million settlement on March 14. Approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the substantial settlement arrives more […]
Read MoreWhere Is Rideshare At Chicago’s United Center For Zach Bryan’s ‘The Quittin Time Tour?’
Zach Bryan has a big week ahead, as his Quitting Time Tour kicks off at the United Center in Chicago tonight, March 5. If you’re planning to head to the show, a big consideration to keep in mind is transportation. You could drive and park, or if that seems like a big to-do, there’s always […]
Read More‘I Feel Sick’: Residents Distraught After Black Man Boarded Up Inside Illinois Apartment
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Wirestock / Getty Residents of Harvey, Illinois are distraught after a Black man says he was boarded up and locked inside his Chicago suburban apartment without him knowing. According to AP, 73-year-old Rudolph Williams claims his door and windows were boarded up in his apartment while he was still in it. […]
Read MoreAn Iconic Queer Nightclub’s Staff Unionized. Then, It Closed Forever.
Image Credit: Peter Dazeley via Getty Images A historic LGBTQ+ nightclub in Chicago permanently closed this month after its employees unionized and organized a boycott in response to the club’s alleged refusal to bargain with them. One worker who spoke with Motherboard called the decision “senseless.” “The party ended at 5 a.m., November 19, 2023—nearly […]
Read MoreRacism Displaced Chicago-area Black Families. This Man Wants to Pay Tribute to Them.
In 2021, former Harvard Business School professor Steven Rogers released “A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You Can Do Right Now to Help the Black Community.” Through research, case studies and personal stories, Rogers set out to address the problem of the racial wealth gap in America and provide practical solutions to […]
Read MoreLP Giobbi Shares Her Ultimate Travel Guide To Chicago
LP Giobbi has got it going on. The global dance music superstar and activist recently united with rising UK producer Redfield and multi-faceted artist DJ Rae to release the new track “Waiting,” a rapturous new house single that comes via Diplo’s tastemaking imprint Higher Ground. “Waiting” follows a sizzling past few months for LP Giobbi, […]
Read MoreWait, What? Chicago And Earth, Wind & Fire Announce Tour
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 18: Verdine White, Philip Bailey and Ralph Johnson (R) of Earth, Wind and Fire, James Pankow and Lee Loughnane of Chicago perform during the Heart and Soul 2.0 Tour featuring Chicago and Earth Wind and Fire at Madison Square Garden on April 18, 2016 in New York City.Photo: Debra L […]
Read MoreYoung Black Men In Philly And Chicago Being Killed At Higher Rates Than US Troops
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Martine Severin / Getty Mass shootings tend to dominate the debate over gun violence – but they accounted for just 3% of all firearm homicides in the United States in 2021. The vast majority of gun homicides are murders that happen in an extremely concentrated number of neighborhoods – places where […]
Read MoreWhere Is Chicago’s Viagra Triangle From ‘Power Book IV: Force?’
(WARNING: Spoilers for the most recent Power Book IV: Force episode will be found below.) After being cut out of the Flynn family organization and a partnership with her brother Vic, Claudia Flynn has been left to fight on her own to establish a name for herself in the Chicago. It was a struggle at […]
Read MoreWhere Is Chicago’s Viagra Triangle From ‘Power Book IV: Force?’
(WARNING: Spoilers for the most recent Power Book IV: Force episode will be found below.) After being cut out of the Flynn family organization and a partnership with her brother Vic, Claudia Flynn has been left to fight on her own to establish a name for herself in the Chicago. It was a struggle at […]
Read MoreWhat Happened To Sergio Brown?: Ex-NFL Player Missing After Mother’s Homicide
NewsOne Featured Video Source: Icon Sports Wire / Getty A Former NFL Player is still missing after his mother was found dead in her home on Saturday. According to CNN, police are still searching for Sergio Brown after his mother, Myrtle Brown, was found dead with assault injuries behind her suburban Chicago home. Police say […]
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