Black entrepreneurs can thrive by focusing on group economics, alternative capital, digital marketing, owning intellectual property, building industry networks, and advocating for policies that benefit Black entrepreneurs.
Rebuilding Black Wealth: How DEI rollbacks can fuel Black-Owned businesses
Posted inOp-Ed
Anti-Obesity Medicines Are Not All Created Equally
The FDA has seized thousands of counterfeit weight loss drugs and raided a Tennessee woman’s home where they found over 300 vials of counterfeit weight loss drugs, highlighting the dangers of an unregulated black market for weight loss drugs.
Posted inSports
Joliet Slammers second round of 2025 promotional schedule dates
The Joliet Slammers are excited to introduce their 2025 promotional schedule, featuring a variety of theme nights including Kids Run the Ballpark, Slammers Smackdown, and Honoring the Negro Leagues, to celebrate the diversity of the community and provide new experiences for fans.
Posted inNews
Illinois Could Lose 770,000 Medicaid Recipients Under Republican Budget Plan
As many as 770,000 Illinoisans could lose Medicaid health care coverage under a Republican-backed budget resolution that would cut an estimated $880 billion in federal Medicaid and ACA funding.
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Pace invests in Bolingbrook Park-n-Ride enhancements
Pace has approved a contract for architectural and engineering services to expand the Bolingbrook Old Chicago Park-n-Ride, which is a key hub for Pace’s Bus-on-Shoulder Express service to Chicago, and will be funded in part by a $1.2 million Community Project Funding Grant secured by Congressman Bill Foster.
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Illinois schools continuing DEI initiatives despite federal funding threats
The Illinois State Board of Education is not requiring schools to stop diversity, equity and inclusion lessons, despite the Trump administration threatening to pull federal funding from schools that don’t comply with federal discrimination laws.
Posted inLatest News
Turn Clocks forward and test smoke alarms
The American Red Cross asks everyone to turn their clocks forward one hour and test their smoke alarms as daylight saving time begins on Sunday, March 9, and to take steps to stay safe from home fires, which can cut the risk of dying in a fire by half.
Posted inEducation
Joliet West Spring Musical – The Secret Garden
The Joliet West Choirs will be performing The Secret Garden, a musical based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, on March 14-15 at 7 p.m. and March 16 at 2 p.m. in the Joliet West High School Auditorium.
Posted inNational
Rev. AL Sharpton to deliver eulogy for Roberta Flack at Celebration of Life
Rev. Al Sharpton will eulogize trailblazing singer Roberta Flack at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church on March 10th, with special remarks from Valerie Simpson.
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House Republican Budget Plan Targets Vital Services, Hits Black and Marginalized Communities Hardest
The House Republican budget proposes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid, $230 billion in cuts to SNAP, and $330 billion in cuts to student loan programs, in order to fund $4.5 trillion in tax breaks over the next decade.
