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Walgreens didn’t abandon Chicago’s South Side. We let crime drive them out
Walgreens didn’t leave the South Side of Chicago because they hate Black people. They left because we made it impossible for them to stay. Just recently, another Walgreens shut down on Cottage Grove, and once again the public conversation turned in the wrong direction.
My walk across America is over, but my mission for South Side kids is not
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Inside the $850 million Obama Presidential Center ahead of its Juneteenth opening
For the first time, the public is getting a look inside the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center ahead of its Juneteenth opening on Chicago's South Side. The sprawling, 19.3-acre, $850 million campus blends museum exhibits chronicling former President Barack Obama's political rise and presidency with contemporary art, public gathering spaces, athletic facilities and a branch of the Chicago Public Library. The center is also poised to redefine the scale of the modern presidential project,...
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$850 million Obama Presidential Center prepares for opening
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Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate
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Chicago Bears take major step toward leaving city after more than a century as franchise makes Indiana plans
We could be seeing the end of an era unfold in real time as a legacy NFL franchise with a century of history in its signature American city is moving forward with plans to leave town: The Bears are advancing their stadium development project in Hammond, Indiana. The team announced Friday afternoon that it has taken this significant step toward pulling up stakes from Chicago and even the state of Illinois. The Bears' board of directors met on Thursday, into the evening, and voted to advance...
YouTuber Amir Odom challenges Black Americans to reject victimhood and reclaim their future
Popular YouTube content creator Amir Odom is speaking out about the challenges facing young Black Americans, arguing that a culture of victimhood is at the root of what he sees as the community's struggles. In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Odom said he believes progress begins with rejecting that mindset and embracing a determined one. "There's a large group of Black people who don't feel that way because of the mainstream media and the constant victimhood mentality that...
‘Like a Klingon prison’: inside Barack Obama’s audacious, near-windowless, $850m presidential library
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