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presents Women’s History Month Music Majesty Dinah Washington (1924-1963) was a singer and pianist, widely known as “the most popular black female recording artist of the ’50s”. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including blues, R&B, and traditional pop music, and earned her the […]
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Story Of The Week The Interview by J.W. Hines I was a free-lance reporter for a local newspaper when I was asked to do a story on high-rise fire rescues. I called the fire department and was referred to a lieutenant who was considered an expert on the subject. When he answered the phone, I […]
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The Singles Scene by Sarah Smart Q. At my birthday party last month, my best friend’s boyfriend slipped me a birthday card with two hundred dollars cash, and a note in the card asking me to call him because he needed to talk to me. I want to return the money because I think the […]
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presents Celebrating Women Who Made History Hazel Dorothy Scott (1920-1981) was a Trinidadian-born jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actor. She was a critically acclaimed performing artist and an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film. Born in Port of […]
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Sex & The Single Life The Men Saying No. by C.J. Claire I attend a very large church in Chicago and surprisingly it is filled with men and I mean real men. They come in all shapes and sizes, and many are single and present an attractive package. Therefore, when my church announced a weekend […]
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The Conversation Continues… presents An Enlightening Exchange On The Myths & Mysteries Regarding Male/Female Relationships … Sponsored By The Chicago Department Of Public Health. About this Event … Studies show there continues to be a great divide between men and women about what makes a successful relationship. To help foster better communication between […]
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Black History Facts Meet The All-Black American Female Battalion That Served In World War II The first time American women fought in a war was during the American Civil War. Women were not allowed to be selected into the draft, so they disguised themselves as men and fought instead. A few of them were only […]
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Black History Facts 6 Black Inventors Who Made Daily Life Easier The Improved Ironing Board, Invented by Sarah Boone in 1892 The ironing board is a product that’s used possibly just as much as it’s overlooked. In the late 19th century, it was improved upon by Sarah Boone, an African-American woman who was born a […]
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The Dating Chronicles No Surprise Hank saw himself as a serious catch and he wasn’t shy about it. He hated the thought of going on another blind date, but he was intrigued by all he’d heard about this woman. Before, he vowed to never again subject himself to an evening of not knowing what to […]
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Black History Facts Did You Know That… Beethoven, the world’s greatest musician, was without a doubt a dark mulatto. He was called “The Black Spaniard”. His teacher, the immortal Joseph Haydn, who wrote the music for the former Austrian National Anthem, was black as well. Imhotep of ancient Egypt, was the real Father of Medicine. […]