Sat05182013

Defender honors 'Women of Excellence'

    Defender columnist Therese "Teesee" Fambro Hooks, left, receives a special recognition Thursday, April 25, 2013, during the Defender's Women of Excellence ceremony held at the Hyatt Chicago Hotel. Defender/Worsom Robinson

    The Chicago Defender hosted its 7th annual Women of Excellence event Thursday, honoring some of the best and brightest women in

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    Rush, Davis host congressional forum on public school closures

      U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush, D-1st Dist., left, and Danny Davis, D-7th Dist., listened as parents, community residents, members of advocacy groups and others addressed the impact of the Chicago Public Schools plan to close 54 schools starting next school year. The congressmen held a forum at Quinn African Methodist Episcopal Church April 20, 2013.

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      Missing 1-year-old boy’s paternal family want answers

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      Report: Ill. inmates feared 'aggressive cellmates'

        This undated photo provided by the Illinois Department of Corrections shows inmate Donald Hazzard. Hazzard, 23, has been charged with murdering his cellmate at the Menard Correctional Center in Menard, Ill. Randolph County State's Attorney Jeremy Walker says Donald Hazzard allegedly beat 64-year-old Yusuf Abuzir in their cell Jan. 25. Abuzir died

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        Family of slain Chicago cop sues Miss. gun shop

          A Chicago police officer collects bullet casings near the scene where fellow police Officer Thomas Wortham IV was shot and killed May 2010. It was announced Wednesday, April 24, 2013 that Wortham’s family has filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi gun dealer who sold the gun used to kill the police officer. Defender/Worsom Robinson

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          Detroit

          NFL Free Agent Titus Young Arrested 3 Times in a Week (video)

          The Michigan Chronicle

          Former Detroit Lion Titus Young has had a remarkable week ... a remarkably bad week. The NFL free agent was arrested three times last week for charges...

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          Business leaders honored by NASP

          The Michigan Chronicle

          The National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP) recently honored five business leaders during its seventh annual ceremony and scholarship ...

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          Chicago

          Justice Dept. Investigates IRS Targeting Of Tea Party

          The Chicago Defender

          WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opening a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service just as another probe concludes that lax managem...

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          BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding

          The Chicago Defender

          In the past five years, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have revolutionized the way entrepreneurs go about raising capital for new busin...

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          Pittsburgh

          Shale drillers shafting NAACP? Parker upset with lack of support

          The New Pittsburgh Courier

           

          CONNIE PARKER

           

          by Christian Morrow

          Courier Staff Writer

          Back when steel ruled the local economy and Pittsburgh boast multiple corporate headquarters, th...

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          WAMO100 announces new general manager

          The New Pittsburgh Courier

          GARY GUNTER

           

          PITTSBURGH, PA--WAMO100, owned by Martz Communications Group, recently named Gary Gunter general manager of WAMO100.

          Prior to this new appo...

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          Atlanta

          Fulton County to ‘Unleash the Power of Age’

          The Atlanta Daily World

          Fulton County kicked off Older Americans Month ...

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          Book Studies Relevance of Bible Commands

          The Atlanta Daily World

          In this timeless book, "What's on God's Sin List for Today," author ...

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