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Small Businesses Getting A Boost From South Side Travel Agency

A travel agency in Auburn Gresham is expanding its services this year, while also aiding black businesses, by sponsoring an upcoming business expo in Evergreen Park.

Jurors respond negatively to police overreactions to Black Americans

As law enforcement’s use of body-worn cameras and dash cams has increased in the U.S., the growth of attorneys’ introduction of video evidence in court, including jury trials, has followed

MORE JOBS COMING TO THE SOUTHLAND

More than 1,000 jobs are set to come to the Southland with the announcement of Amazon constructing three new fulfillment centers in University Park, Matteson and Markham. The newest fulfillment centers will open in Matteson and Markham.

MARCH CALLS FOR EQUITY AND MOVES FOR COLLABORATIVE BLACK CHICAGO

On Friday, June 19, marchers took to the streets of downtown Chicago, holding Black Lives Matter signs while a brass band played “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Once they arrived in Daley Plaza, people started to do the electric slide as Beyonce’s “Before I Let Go” played.

Pritzker signs vote-by-mail expansion

Springfield – Anyone who cast a ballot in the last three years or who registered to vote or changed addresses after the March primary will be sent an application to vote by mail after Gov. JB Pritzker recently signed a bill expanding the program.

SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Businesses and Residents of Illinois Affected by Civil Unrest

“The SBA is strongly committed to providing the people of Illinois with the most effective and customer-focused response possible to assist businesses of all sizes, homeowners and renters with federal disaster loans,” said Carranza. “Getting businesses and communities up and running after a disaster is our highest priority at SBA.”

CHICAGO STIMULUS PAYMENTS COULD BENEFIT COLLEGE STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

For the first time in three years, Brielle Hampton, a 20-year-old college student, has not had a summer job, thus limiting monies she normally would use to buy school supplies and engage in summer activities.

Entrepreneur creates COVID-19 Vending Machine

Lolita Brown is an entrepreneur with a successful beauty business, Mental Beauty Supply. She is also an author and life coach. She found a way to offer products using a beauty supply vending machine that she repurposed.

Congresswoman Karen Bass Says CBC Wants Federal Dollars to Aid the Black Press

Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-Calif.) joined the Black Press of America for a live interview to discuss the plight of African Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. Congresswoman Bass, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), called the pandemic a “double-punch” to African Americans.

Poets&Quants Names Best & Brightest MBAs For 2020

Poets&Quants, a news source for graduate business education, has released its 6th annual “Best & Brightest MBAs” feature, which honors 100 of the most accomplished full-time MBAs from the Class of 2020.

Hair Removal Products Market to Witness Steady Growth

The global Hair Removal Products Market is projected to reach USD 3.2 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Million Insights. The market is estimated to grow with a CAGR of 5.5% over the forecast years, 2019 to 2025.

After becoming a nurse, CHA resident achieves second dream of purchasing home through Choose To Own

After getting married and watching her family grow, Tyra Jackson Williams went back to school and accomplished two goals: becoming a Registered Nurse at Schwab Rehabilitation, and, becoming a homeowner, which she did in March, thanks to the Chicago Housing Authority’s Choose to Own (CTO) homeownership program

GSK Consumer Healthcare teams up with Paula Abdul for the launch of Voltaren Arthritis Pain Gel

GlaxoSmithKline (LSE/NYSE: GSK) has announced that Voltaren Arthritis Pain Gel (diclofenac sodium topical gel, 1% (NSAID) arthritis pain reliever) recently became available over-the-counter (OTC) online and in stores nationwide, providing the over 30 million osteoarthritis patients across the country broader access to a leading pain relief option.

With the Help of our Ancestors We Can Heal and Say “We CAN Breathe!

What we are experiencing now, is rooted in our past and will affect our future. Because our present experience is rooted in the past, we must think about the role of our ancestors, not only in the past, but the role they are playing now as they try to help with the healing.

Education is a Big Part of the Solution

The pain of George Floyd’s murder has sent shockwaves through our nation, including right here in Chicago. It was vicious and shocking but, sadly, not surprising.