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Source: (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) / (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Chicago’s fingerprints are all over American music. The city has helped shape blues, gospel, house, soul and Hip-Hop, while producing generations of artists who found ways to make their neighborhoods, slang and experiences travel far beyond Illinois. When Chicago rap entered another era in the early 2010s, drill gave the city a new sound that would eventually influence rappers from […]

Source: Rawpixel / Getty The NAACP, along with a coalition of civil rights groups, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over threats to send armed federal agents to polling sites during the midterms.  The New York Times reports that the lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of violating Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act, which bars intimidation, coercion, or threats intended to prevent people from voting or helping […]

Source: Facebook / facebook Sister Betsy Jean Farrakhan, the eldest daughter of Minister Louis and Mother Khadijah Farrakhan, has died, according to reports across social media.  Multiple members of the Nation of Islam have posted tributes to Sister Betsy Jean, who, according to an Instagram post from IRIEFM, “was closely involved in her father’s work, particularly in agriculture.” According to the Final Call, Sister Betsy Jean was honored as a […]