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On Tuesday, Black women activists engineered a huge victory in Chicago and Cleveland, but you may not know it from watching the national news. As pundits droned on about which presidential candidates came out on top in Tuesday’s primaries, Black women, some of whom are queer and trans, were... The

After massive anti-police violence protests hampered one of Chicago’s busiest shopping districts on Black Friday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy had been fired. In a tense press conference, Emanuel said he had “a lot of loyalty” for McCarthy, but said

Facebook Coreco “CJ” Pearson has finally come to his senses. The 13-year-old, who went viral after his anti-Obama videos, has renounced conservatism, according to CNN. Over the weekend, Pearson wrote a letter to CNN stating why he can no longer support conservatism: “I was tired of... The post

Photo: Kelly Hayes via Twitter Thousands of protesters braved rain and chilly temperatures to flood Chicago’s high-end shopping district Friday to demand justice in the wake of the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.  Tuesday, the city released the heartbreaking video of McDonald’s

Tuesday evening the video showing Laquan McDonald being shot and killed by a Chicago police officer was released. The violent video quickly made its way around social media and sparked outrage. Earlier in the day, Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with murder in the 2014... The post ‘The Daily