By Monique Wingard This past weekend marked the beginning of a new national effort to preserve the narrative and legacy of African Americans when the famed National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) hosted its first two events in ChiTown as part of the...
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By Monique Wingard | Chicago Defender It’s a familiar phrase heard round the working professional world, “Did you get the memo?” or the dreaded, “You must have missed the memo.” No matter your familiarity with the word, speaker, professor, and now, author, Minda Harts has a...
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By Monique Wingard, Chicago Defender Wall to wall Black excellence, in abundance, with a purpose — to invest in the education of Chicago’s best and brightest. The 100 Black Men of Chicago (100BMC) celebrated the 4th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser and White Party on Saturday, Aug. 17,...
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