African Americans receive poorer dental care than white Americans, even when they have some dental insurance coverage. To better understand why this is so, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the…
By La Risa Lynch A section of Chatham — a community noted for being a bastion of Black middle class — topped the list for the highest number of homicides within the last 12 months,…
From Global Information Network May 3 (GIN) – Speaking to a roomful of opinion writers, State Department diplomat Johnnie Carson gave them an earful on the shortage of good writing on news-making issues in Africa….
Questions spending while CCC cuts programs and staff By La Risa Lynch Students and staff marched on the City Colleges of Chicago’s downtown headquarters on April 15 demanding that Chancellor Cheryl Hyman be fired over…
Study looks at transit improvements for lakefront, southeast side communities by La Risa Lynch Eric Kitrel swore off riding the 79th Street bus. His decision came after being crammed on the south side bus when…
Philadelphia native Elizabeth Dredden decided to cut short sightseeing while she was in Japan teaching English to children and adults. It was a decision that may have saved her life.
New transit district will connect 20 southeast suburbs Governor Pat Quinn was joined Monday by southeast suburban officials to sign House Bill 1644, which establishes the Southeast Commuter Rail Transit District. The new district will…
From Global Information Network March 1 (GIN) – Years of financially supportive relationships with Libya’s Moammar Al Gaddafi have created a moral dilemma for African leaders who have said little as violence flares in that…
by La Risa Lynch “We have not won this election,” Carol Moseley Braun told a crowd of supporters gathered at the Parkway Ballroom Tuesday night. “It’s a painful thing to lose an election,” she added….
In the waning days of the mayoral campaign, candidate Miguel del Valle dropped by a Red Line Extension meeting in the Roseland community Friday. The Developing Communities Projected hosted the meeting at Lillydale Progressive Baptist…