Havoc, confusion, chaos, power plays, conflict are words to describe the state of affairs at Chicago State University.  The drama played out Friday, March 1, in a special board meeting, when the board was scheduled to terminate Dr. Wayne Watson.   The public meeting opened to a crowd of students, community activists, professors, politicians and the [...]

  By Farrah Turenne Many studies have documented the high rates at which African Americans are hospitalized or even die from the flu every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control research, in 2010 hospitalization rates from flu were 83 percent higher among African Americans than Whites. Flu shot rates in African-American communities are [...]

By Farrah Turenne Children receiving a back-to-school haircuts at Hair Cuttery salons in Chicagoland during the first two weeks of August will be giving one back to a disadvantaged child in the community. Hair Cuttery, the largest family-owned and operated chain of hair salons in the country, will launch its 13th annual Share A Haircut [...]

By Vee L. Harrison 46,000. That’s the total number of people in Illinois living with the HIV/AIDS virus, according to national data. Out of that number, 52 percent of those people are African-American. Anyone who buys a special ticket for the Illinois Lottery can help fight against that number. The mission: to help free Illinois [...]