VaShawn Mitchell and Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III to headline event WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Stellar award-winning gospel singer VaShawn Mitchell will perform…

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The decomposing bodies of a young mother and her three children were discovered in their South Side Chicago home early Saturday night, ABC7 Chicago reports.…

At a time when interactions between African-Americans and police are fraught with tension over allegations of excessive force by cops across the nation, a team…

Brandy‘s run in Chicago on Broadway has been extended! Listen to the audio player to hear why you should go see it in this edition of Inside…

Just how racist is the Chicago Police Department? This photo paints a pretty bleak picture http://t.co/m86FOaOFbUpic.twitter.com/9NHrZ4lHeh — Slate (@Slate) May 27, 2015 A decade-old photograph…

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Friday night in Chicago saw a number of young girls dressed up in frilly gowns and sparkly shoes as they attended the Chicago Police Department’s…

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Last month, a Zion, Ill. police officer fatally shot 17-year-old Justus Howell in the back — and like many of the recent incidents involving police…

Deshawn Isabelle, 15, charged in Blue Line sexual assault, robbery http://t.co/c9J7r3fLpJ — Around Oak Park (@AroundOakPark) April 23, 2015 The mother of a 15-year-old turned the…

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Chicago police routinely violate the constitutional rights of mostly African-Americans who have not committed any crime, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week, reports…

Federal investigators are now looking into the shooting death of a 17-year-old killed by a Chicago police officer, who shot the teen 16 times last October. A police dashboard camera that captured much of the shooting of Laquan McDonald has lead to a “speedy city settlement” of $5 million dollars for the family of McDonald, just […]