CHICAGO — Described as a gentle giant, the family of a Chicago officer found dead in his South Side home said he was a difference maker in the lives of so many. Titus Moore, 46, was known to live life to the fullest — whether it was dancing at family parties or just lending an […]
Chicago Black-owned businesses find support, shoppers on Black Friday
CHICAGO — On a day when many shoppers are looking for deals on TV’s and appliances, the city is encouraging customers to shop local Black-owned businesses. Marquisha Washington owns Sultry Steps Boutique, a small Black-owned store at the Roosevelt Collection in the South Loop. Her shop is right next to some of the largest retail […]
Kenny Stills released by Houston Texans, potential landing spots
Kenny Stills will have a chance to land with a contender, following the explosive wide receiver’s release from the Houston Texans on Friday. Stills, who was inactive on Sunday against the Detroit Lions, and the Texans mutually agreed to part ways after Week 12. The 6-foot-1 receiver instantly becomes the top talent available on the […]
Watch your step, all Lego bricks lead to Rome
By Allen Kim | CNN Lego has officially rolled out Colosseum — the largest Lego brick set in history and a detailed reproduction of Rome’s famous oval amphitheatre. Bad news: it’s already out of stock. The model, which Lego released on Black Friday, consists of 9,036 pieces and when completed, it is 10.5 inches high, […]
Report: German troops suspected of running anti-Semitic group
By Sabine Siebold | Reuters BERLIN – German authorities have uncovered a group of soldiers suspected of organizing a chat group relating to anti-Semitism, right-wing extremism and pornography, according to a Defence Ministry document seen by Reuters. Many of the 26 soldiers belong to a logistics unit in Neustadt am Ruebenberge in northern Germany, the […]
Election 2020: Is California really still counting votes? Yep. GOP just flipped another Congressional seat
Most Californians may have moved on from the stress and uncertainty of the 2020 election but the work of tallying votes and certifying results is still ongoing in the Golden State. In fact, on Friday the Associated Press just called an extremely tight race for a Central Valley congressional seat that Republican David Valadao won […]
Adega’s spin-off restaurant, Petiscos, opens in San Jose
SAN JOSE – NOVEMBER 22: A mural by Joseph Arruda is displayed at Petiscos in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group) SAN JOSE – NOVEMBER 22: A portrait of Petiscos owners Carlos Carreira, left, and Fernanda Carreira, right, at the establishment in downtown San Jose, Calif., […]
Walters: Identity politics vs. melting pot vision
The jousting over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointment of a U.S. senator to succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is fast becoming the epitome — or nadir — of identity politics. It’s a mindset in which the personalities, talents, character and accomplishments of individual human beings are secondary to being defined by their race, ethnicity, gender, age […]
Manjoo: Even in a Pandemic, the Billionaires Are Winning
When I called up Chuck Collins on Tuesday afternoon, I found him glued to one of the grimmest new metrics documenting America’s economic and social unraveling. Collins is a scholar of inequality at the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank, and since March he has been tracking how the collective wealth of American […]
Pac-12 preview: News, notes and nuggets for Week Four
Four need-to-knows for Week Four … — Big Game, Big Change If you dive into the weeds of the Pac-12 football schedule — a realm the Hotline enjoys, to be honest — you’ll encounter several seemingly mundane issues that actually carry a wallop. One of those is the placement of Big Game: The desire on […]
