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Young men in violent parts of Philadelphia, Chicago die from guns at a higher rate than US troops in the heat of battle

Philadelphia teens participate in a ‘Die in’ to draw attention to gun violence on April 14, 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images by Alex Knorre, Boston College Mass shootings...

Think being a NASCAR driver isn’t as physically demanding as other sports? Think again

Race car drivers compete in full-body safety gear while sitting in a piping hot car, which puts tremendous strain on the heart. Grant Halverson/Getty Images...

A community can gentrify without losing its identity – examples from Pittsburgh, Boston and Newark of what works

A street mural by Manuel Acevedo at Halsey Place in Newark, N.J. Anthony Alvarez, CC BY-NC-ND by Anthony Alvarez, Rutgers University - Newark How can neighborhoods gentrify...

Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S.

The stress of experiencing high levels of community violence harms entire families. skynesher/E+ via Getty Images by Loren Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Ruby...

Englewood Barbie: A bold activist with a bolder vision

On a recent April night that felt like Summer, a woman known as Englewood Barbie makes her nightly dinner call to her neighbors —...

Melba Moore Returning to the Theatre, writing for George Jefferson & All in the Family

In this episode, Frankie Darcell talks with Tony Award Winning Icon Melba Moore and Award Winning Playwright/Director Nolbert Brown Jr. about their storied careers...

Chance the Rapper Speaks on New Single, Collab with Mia Lee and Upcoming Festival in Ghana

This past October Chance the Rapper and artist, Mia Lee, announced their collaboration surrounding Chance’s new single, “YAH Know.” Chance describes the single as...

Op-Ed: We The People, Too! (Tribute to Black Artists)

Written by Debra Hand Something beautiful is happening here.  Diverse cultural groups are gathered to celebrate Black artists.  As a Black artist, I am grateful...

Chicago’s Mark J.P. Hood’s rise from NBC’s The Voice to his new show Churchy

Meet Mark J.P. Hood, the Chicago native that took the world by storm when he hit their screens on Season 9 of The Voice...

Op-Ed: ‘Punch 9 for Harold Washington’ – But Only If You’re Not Serious About Black Political Progress (watch)

I took my family to see "Punch 9 for Harold Washington," an epic story of American politics, race, and triumph against all odds....

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