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Sep- 2019 -4 September#NNPA BlackPress
Chicago Park District Brings Back Free Fitness Week
CHCAGO CRUSADER — The Chicago Park District announces Free Fitness Week to return to 69 fitness centers across the city from…
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Aug- 2019 -31 August#NNPA BlackPress
Harper Tours Urban Farm with State Agriculture Director
CHICAGO DEFENDER — State Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, recently welcomed Illinois Department of Agriculture Director John Sullivan to Chicago to tour…
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31 August#NNPA BlackPress
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority members
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority members were on hand to welcome the statute of their late sorority sister Alice…
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30 August#NNPA BlackPress
New Website Launched For Jane Byrne Interchange
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced the debut of www.JaneByrneInterchange.org, a new-and-improved website for the Jane Byrne…
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29 August#NNPA BlackPress
Lem’s Bar-B-Que to host 65th Anniversary Bash
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Lem’s Bar-B-Que, a community institution, will celebrate its 65th birthday with a two-day celebration at the eatery’s…
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26 August#NNPA BlackPress
New Website Helps Diners Find Black-Owned Restaurants
OUR WEEKLY LOS ANGELES — “African-Americans make up only eight percent of restaurant owners and managers in the U.S.,” said…
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26 August#NNPA BlackPress
Chicago native Chris Williams becomes the youngest black Subway franchise owner in Georgia
ATLANTA VOICE — Chris Williams II is a young entrepreneur and a recently sought after business guru hailing from Chicago’s South…
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26 August#NNPA BlackPress
Mayor Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools Announce District’s Lowest-Ever One-Year Dropout Rate
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools announced today that the district’s one-year dropout rate has reached…
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24 August#NNPA BlackPress
Wells Fargo Announces $1 Billion Affordable Housing Commitment
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Candy Moore, the senior vice president and manager of Wells Fargo’s Community Relations and Southeast Community Development,…
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24 August#NNPA BlackPress
Social room at Dearborn Homes dedicated to influential resident on 103rd birthday
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The social room of the Dearborn Homes public housing development was dedicated to former resident Irene Hughes…
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