Obama To Posthumously Award “Harlem Hellfighter” With Medal Of Honor For Heroism
By Lynette Holloway A member of the best-known African-American unit of World War I, popularly known as the “Harlem Hellfighters,”…
Considered The Greatest Lightweight Boxer Of All Time, Joe Gans Was First African American To Win World Boxing Championship
By Blackthen Joe Gans was born and raised in Baltimore and is considered among the greatest lightweight boxers of all…
Making Over Life After The YMCA
About 50 volunteers came out Sat., May 16, to spruce up the Austin Plaza Arms, 501 N. Central Avenue. Formerly…
Cook County’s Land Bank is betting on Austin
When, earlier this month, the Cook County Land Bank Authority identified 13 Chicago neighborhoods and 13 surrounding suburbs in which…
The Youngest Person to Receive the Death Penalty in Indiana Has Died
By Mark A. Clements Board Member of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty In 1986 Paula Cooper made international…
She’s Breeding Age: Dehumanizing Price For Getting Pregnant During Slavery
By Blackthen Most people know of slavery, but we don’t know about slavery. Specifically, we don’t know how dehumanizing it…