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Basketball Star may Put his Mormon Faith before the NBA

By Manya A. Brachear Article Reprint Jabari Parker, the Simeon Career Academy junior named 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball of Illinois earlier this year, reveals to Sports Illustrated

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Abu-Jamal Moved into General Prison Population

Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has been moved into the general prison population for the first time since his arrest in a Philadelphia police officer’s murder three decades ago. Susan McNaughton, a spokeswoman for

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Race Matters…. Because Cam Newton says it Doesn’t

NFL Quarterback ignores comments towards his race Morgan Campbell Article Reprint I can empathize with Cam Newton if he doesn’t want to be that guy. You know him;  the one who screws up on the

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If Michelle Obama’s is Angry, She has Right to Be

First Lady Michelle Obama responds to the ‘Angry’ Tag Bill Maxwell Article Reprint I read Jodi Kantor’s new book, The Obamas. First lady Michelle Obama is described as a strong-willed, highly intelligent spouse who works

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Harry Belafonte on Capitalism, Media Moguls, & His Disappointment with Jay-Z and Beyonce

By: Alexandra Zawia Article Reprint At the Locarno Film Festival to pick up the Golden Leopard Honor Award, the singer and actor also talks about his fears of a Fourth Reich and why Mitt Romney

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Man Curse Obama before Killing Himself

Jarrod Horton Staff Writer In a Bizarre Story out of the state of Florida, a man apparently makes good on a promise that “if Barack gets re-elected, i’m not going to be around.”

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Zuckerberg: More Opportunties in Mobile than Desktop

Facebook CEO’s first public talk since IPO By Tim Peterson Article Reprint     The one thing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made clear in his first time speaking publicly since the company’s May IPO (except during its

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Someone you Should Know

 Highlighting the Accomplishments of our Community!   I am Dr. Kimberly Johnson; “Doc KJ”.  I was born and raised in Chicago and lived on multiple sides of town.      Graduated from DuSable High School on the

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