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Black Tennessee Lawmakers Expelled for Gun Violence Demonstration Despite Broad Support

Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones, Justin Pearson and Gloria Johnson call or gun reform in wake of Nashville school shooting Tennessee GOP lawmakers on Thursday,...

Jussie Smollett goes free…for now

Former Empire Actor, Jussie Smollett was released from jail Wednesday evening. The actor was seen leaving Cook County jail at 8 pm with his...

Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

It only took 233 years. Today President Biden nominated DC Federal Appellate Court Judge, Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, she will...

DOJ sues Georgia for restrictive voting law to suppress Black participation

The U.S. Department of Justice announced it is taking definitive action and is suing the State of Georgia over the controversial voting restrictions laws...

Vernon Jordan Dies at 85 [VIDEO]

Black American Hero and Civil Rights Activist Vernon Jordan Dies at 85. Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr. (August 15, 1935 - March 1, 2021). Vernon Jordan...

Joe Biden becomes 46th president, Kamala Harris becomes first Black woman VP

President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump is causing jubilation in some sectors and dejection others. Following his win just minutes ago in Pennsylvania,...

Wrongfully convicted under Pat O’Brien, Omar Muhammad, one of the “Roscetti Four” speaks.

Omar Muhammad, formerly known as Omar Saunders, is one of the now exonerated Roscetti Four. Omar and three others were convicted of rape, kidnapping,...

Chicago Defender Exclusive: A Conversation with Jacob Blake, Sr.

On August 23, 2020, Jacob S. Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot in the back seven times and seriously injured by police officer...

When Black children go missing why isn’t this breaking news?

When black children go missing, they do not receive as much news coverage as their white counterparts. Why isn't this breaking news? Over the...

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