The streets in some of Chicago’s liveliest neighborhoods are quiet these days. Public schoolteachers want online learning for families scared to venture out. And houses of worship are urging people to carry identification everywhere they go. As the nation’s third-largest city awaits a much-hyped federal intervention, residents are making changes in their daily routines. President Donald Trump

by Kandiss Edwards September 10, 2025 St. Andrew High School in Jamaica is making waves for instituting a “no edges” hair policy. St. Andrew High School in Jamaica is making waves for instituting a “no edges” hair policy. Social media users have much to say after the all-girls institution posted

President Donald Trump was confronted by protesters who called him “Hitler” as he dined with his Cabinet and White House staff on Tuesday night in an attempt to show how his “crime emergency” in Washington, D.C., made the nation’s capital safer to go out for dinner. “I wouldn’t have done

by Keka Araújo September 10, 2025 Bogan’s work stands out in an industry where Black and Hispanic developers make up less than 1% of all real estate development companies. A few years ago, Jamauri Bogan was known for his performance on the football field as a star running back for

A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her. The ruling, which will almost certainly be appealed, is a blow to the Trump administration’s efforts to assert more control over the traditionally independent Fed, which

The White House delivered a blistering critique of North Carolina officials on Tuesday, blaming the Charlotte train murder of a Ukrainian refugee on “liberal” judges and policies that allowed the charged suspect to be on the streets. Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, was federally charged on Tuesday for committing an act

Before Kane Brown became one of country music’s biggest stars, he worked weekends at Lowe’s, mixing paint and singing to make time pass by until the 4 a.m. third shift at a retail store. “I was just trying to get by on my own. I was hungry. I was like,

Serena Williams launched Serena Ventures in 2014 with a simple mission: to address the severe lack of funding for women’s businesses and brands. The new Unrivaled basketball league seems to be the latest to meet that criteria. On Monday, September 8, the brand-new off-season women’s 3-on-3 basketball league announced that

For Queen Latifah, menopause was never something she thought she’d have to reckon with so soon. The 55-year-old Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning entertainer admits she was caught off guard when her doctor first told her she was in perimenopause, the transitional period in which the body gets ready to stop

After the latest United States job reports showed the unemployment rate among black women is continuing to rise, Rep. Ayana Pressley is bringing attention to the matter.  On Tuesday, September 9, Pressley penned a letter to the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, highlighting the issue, its ongoing impact on Black