Recently Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. took to the floor to discuss one of the major causes of unemployment, the iPad. He made claims that the device almost single-handedly caused the demise of newspaper industry, college textbook manufacturing and the Borders bookstore chain. You can see the video of his remarks here. His remarks were so […]
Illinois — It seems as if no one can figure out why unemployment is so high in this country except for Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. who is blaming the iPad for the country’s joblessness. Jackson, himself an iPad owner, expanded on his statement by pointing to the recent bankruptcy of Borders Books. “Why do you […]
CHICAGO, Il. — At Little Village Academy, a public school on Chicago’s West Side, the principle has decided to ban students from bringing lunches from home. Unless in case of a medical excuse, the children must eat the food that is served in the cafeteria. Chicago Tribune reports: At Little Village, most students must take […]
TheGrio.Com’s Janelle Richards is reporting that a former gay employee of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition has filed a discrimination complaint against Jackson and numerous staff members. The lawsuit was filed in early 2010 with the Chicago Commission on Human Rights by Tommy R. Bennett. The 55-year-old Bennett is an openly gay man who […]
Chicago, Illinois– It’s a w(rap) for Grammy-award winning hip-hop artist Che “Rhymefest” Smith, who was making a bid to become alderman of Chicago’s 20th ward.
CHICAGO — Anti-abortion billboard organization Life Always have installed their most recent questionable display in Black communities in Chicago. The latest billboards show an image of Barack Obama next to the words, “Every 21 minutes, our next possible leader is aborted.” ALSO READ: HelloBeautiful.com’s 25 Women To Know ChicagoNow reports: “The sponsors of these billboards […]
CHICAGO — Chicago will spend millions of dollars this year on a program that puts guardians on the streets of the city’s more dangerous areas to keep kids safe on their way to and from school. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild The Root reports: The city’s Safe Passage works with an organization called No […]
CHICAGO-Police are accused of dropping off a teenager, who appears to be a Latin King, in a rival gang’s area after a video was revealed. WBEZ Chicago reports: Who Shot Wyclef? In the footage, the doors of a Chicago Police Department vehicle are open and a young man in the back seat is shielding his […]
CHICAGO– Grammy-award winning rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith has made it into a runoff race for a Chicago City Council seat. RELATED: Top 9 Episodes Of The Cosby Show With all precincts reporting, the rapper had 20 percent of the vote, trailing incumbent Alderman Willie Cochran, who had 46 percent. Since no candidate got more than […]
CHICAGO — Dave Duerson, a four-time Pro Bowl safety who played on Super Bowl winners with the Chicago Bears and New York Giants, has died. He was 50.
CHICAGO — In a tearful interview, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson said she’s still trying to make her mother proud, and that’s what has kept her going since her mother and two other family members were murdered. Hudson, who has repeatedly declined to talk publicly about the killings, didn’t directly address the details of the […]
CHICAGO-During a debate with Patricia Van-Pelt Watkins, Chicago Mayoral candidate Carol Mosley told fellow candidate, Patricia Van-Pelt Watkins that the reason she wasn’t aware of Braun”s recent activity is because “You’ve been strung out on crack for years.” at a debate at a Chicago church. While Wakins has admitted to using drugs, she has denied […]
