Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Chicago Is Set To Elect It’s First Black Female Mayor According to CNN , Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle have emerged as the top 2 candidates to move on to a runoff in Chicago’s mayoral race. This simply means the Chi will elect its first black woman mayor in city history. Lightfoot had reportedly won 17.48% of the vote and Preckwinkle had 15.96% with 95% of precincts reporting, according to the Board of Election Commissioners for Chicago. With an April 2nd runoff date, the winner will replace Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who decided against running for re-election this year. Source: Scott Olson / Getty Lightfoot is a former assistant US Attorney and describes herself as “an out and proud black lesbian” and has made reforming the police department a bedrock of her campaign. Preckwinkle is the Cook County Board president and has made education and a $15 minimum wage focal points of her campaign. The winner will become the second woman and the second African American elected Chicago’s mayor, according to the Chicago Public Library. Jane Byrne was elected in 1979, and Harold Washington was elected in 1983.
Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Ellen Interviews Candice Payne & Gives Her A Surprise Have you heard of this story ? Ellen welcomed Candice Payne, the woman who made headlines after purchasing hotel rooms for more than 100 people in Chicago during the recent polar vortex. Candice used her own funds as well as donations from the community, she raised over $25,000 to help those in need to get shelter from the freezing cold. Ellen asks Candice what inspired her to help and even gives her a nice reward for all of her effort. Hit play.
Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Family Of Kenneka Jenkins Files Lawsuit Files Lawsuit Against Rosemont Hotel According to ABC Chicago the mother of Kenneka Jenkins, a young woman found dead in a Rosemont hotel freezer, has filed a lawsuit demanding $50 million in damages. Kenneka Jenkins disappeared in September 2017 while attending a hotel party with friends at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Surveillance video footage showed her wandering alone through a kitchen area and toward the freezer. Jenkins’ body was found the next day, leaving her relatives questioning whether she was murdered, but police are adamant her death was from hypothermia. The family claims the defendants were negligent because they didn’t secure the freezer or carry out a proper search when Jenkins went missing.
Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Family Of Kenneka Jenkins Files Lawsuit Files Lawsuit Against Rosemont Hotel According to ABC Chicago the mother of Kenneka Jenkins, a young woman found dead in a Rosemont hotel freezer, has filed a lawsuit demanding $50 million in damages. Kenneka Jenkins disappeared in September 2017 while attending a hotel party with friends at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Surveillance video footage showed her wandering alone through a kitchen area and toward the freezer. Jenkins’ body was found the next day, leaving her relatives questioning whether she was murdered, but police are adamant her death was from hypothermia. The family claims the defendants were negligent because they didn’t secure the freezer or carry out a proper search when Jenkins went missing.
S tories of racism involving political candidates in several races have come out ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The stories have undoubtedly sparked controversy for white male candidates such as Brian Kemp, Ron DeSantis and JB Pritzker . RELATED: Ron DeSantis’ Racist History Didn’t Just Begin With His ‘Monkey’ Attack On Andrew Gillum Pritzker, who is running for Illinois governor, is the subject of a federal racial discrimination lawsuit. Ten Black and Latinx campaign workers for the candidate, who already has some racist blemishes on his record, are seeking $7.5 million and several reform measures, they said in the suit filed on Wednesday (Oct. 17), reported the Chicago Sun-Times The candidate is running a campaign that is a “cesspool of racial discrimination and harassment,” they said. Specifically, Pritzker promoted racial discrimination by “herding” Black and Latino workers into “less desirable jobs than white staffers” with no options for promotions, they said. Organizers of color were sent into the field to perform “racist tasks” such as being told to “go round up 40 Black guys” for an event as part of the campaign, according to the suit. African American and Latino campaign workers sue @JBPritzker alleging “discrimination and harassment”. @ABC7Chicago pic.twitter.com/Jcpf87eNLI — Craig Wall ABC 7 (@craigrwall) October 17, 2018 Pritzker, unsurprisingly, denounced the suit as false. The lawsuit brings up racism wounds from the candidate’s past: In February, the Chicago Tribune released recordings of an FBI wiretapped conversation that Pritzker had with incarcerated former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Pritzker referred to Secretary of State Jesse White as the “least offensive” of possible African-American candidates for Barack Obama ’s Senate seat in one taped call from Nov. 14, 2008. The candidate also then hinted that Blagojevich should consider White to replace Obama because “it covers you on the African-American thing.” Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp , who is running for state govenor against Stacey Abrams , has been called out for reported controversial behavior as well. Civil rights groups are suing Kemp for allegedly trying to suppress the Black vote , a practice that has disproportionately affected African Americans. In Florida, Ron DeSantis , the GOP’s gubernatiorial candidate opposing Andrew Gillum , sparked outrage after he told Florida voters not to “ monkey up ” the election by supporting Gillum. The comment took on a racist undertone by using the word, “monkey,” a derogatory insult historically meant to target Black people. The stories of racism among political candidates are seemingly neverending. SEE ALSO: Woman Who Tried To Block A Black Man From Entering His Own Apartment Building Doubles Down, ‘I Didn’t Do Anything Wrong ‘ Georgia Police Department Sparks More Outrage After Cop Drags Black Boy On Video [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3832050″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Justin Crawford , a former West Virginia running back who briefly played for the Atlanta Falcons before being cut in the preseason, was arrested for having sex with a 12-year-old girl. He was charged with aggravated child molestation, sodomy and enticing a child for indecent purposes, the Ledger-Enquirer reports . Crawford was reportedly caught by his wife Chakeya Crawford, who walked in on him, exposed, standing over a 12-year-old family member in the living room. Crawford allegedly ran into the kitchen when caught denied any wrongdoing when he was questioned about the incident. “I did not see anyone having sex, or I would have called police right away,” Chakeya told the Ledger-Enquirer. However, it didn’t sit well with Chekeya, who then took the girl to her mother and had her explain what happened. The soon-to-be teen allegedly revealed Crawford woke her out her sleep and asked her to perform oral sex on him followed by intercourse. The girl was given a medical exam and a “sex assault kit” was compiled. Crawford later admitted to having sex with the girl and claimed it was her idea, Detective Mark Scruggs testified at a preliminary hearing. The former football star is being held without bond in the Muscogee County Jail. RELATED STORIES: Tamar Braxon Reveals She Was Molested As A Child Documentary Alleges Whitney Houston Was Molested By Dee Dee Warwick
A racially suggestive Facebook post by a University of Mississippi donor has prompted faculty and students to lead an effort to rename their journalism school after Civil Rights advocate, journalist, and educator Ida B. Wells-Barnett , the Chicago Tribune reported. A Facebook post by a prominent university donor is denounced as racist, sparking a call to rename the Ole Miss journalism school for Chicago activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett https://t.co/iKKD1fTIlK pic.twitter.com/2FviDr7wjy — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) October 7, 2018 According to the news outlet Ed Meek , one of the institution’s biggest donors, took to social media in September to post about a drop in the school’s enrollment. “A 3 percent decline in enrollment is nothing compared to what we will see if this continues … and real estate values will plummet as will tax revenues,” he wrote. “We all share in the responsibility to protect the values we hold dear that have made Oxford and Ole Miss known nationally.” He posted that Facebook status along with a photo of two Black University of Mississippi students, which for many insinuated that racial diversity was the cause of the decline in enrollment. After receiving backlash, Meek issued an apology but simply saying sorry wouldn’t suffice. It sparked a larger conversation about racism on campus; both in the past and present. A group of professors and students penned a letter asking that the journalism school—which is currently named after Meek—be renamed after Wells-Barnett. “Removing Ed Meek’s name from the School is a necessary, but basic, step in a much longer process of reparative justice,” read the letter, according to the news outlet. “Our university must firmly stand for its stated values of intellectual excellence, non-discrimination and inclusion and support for all its students.” The group is also asking for the removal of a Confederate statue on the Ole Miss campus and for journalism scholarships to be created for Black women who want to pursue careers in the media industry. The state College Board will have the final say in this matter. The University of Mississippi made the decision last year to include plaques in campus buildings that were built by slaves. Ole Miss isn’t the only higher education institution that is dealing with present-day racism and past ties to slavery. Last year, Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey renamed areas of its campus to pay homage to the slaves who built the university from the ground up. SEE ALSO: Rutgers Pays Tribute To Former Slaves By Renaming Parts Of Campus Princeton University Names Campus Building After Toni Morrison [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3830326″ overlay=”true”]
Justice League is a failure on pretty much every level. That basically sums the take of movie critics around the country. In short, the film is terrible. This probably doesn't come as a major shock to anyone who has seen the Justice League trailer or followed the behind-the-scenes problems that have plagued production. But you should still scroll down to see just how negative the reviews actually are… 1. The Ringer: Justice League is another attempt to course-correct what some believe were [Zach] Snyder’s botched early entries in the DC universe… The movie wants to be grand, it wants to be fun, but in the end, it’s just another loud, lifeless, high-tech bore 2. Us Weekly: If a D.C. universe movie is truly going to triumph, it needs to add something fresh to the genre. The sight of well-muscled, costumed superheroes standing in a line ready to take charge doesn’t have the same oomph as it did five years ago. Bring on the excitement and the death-defying thrills and kooky humor for the sequel. After all, nothing is more frustrating than a big-budget extravaganza that just flies by night. 3. New York Times: The movie shows a series that’s still finding its footing as well as characters who, though perhaps not yet as ostensibly multidimensional as Marvel’s, may be more enduring (and golden). It has justice, and it has banter. And while it could have used more hanging out, more breeziness, it is a start. 4. Vanity Fair: I could be projecting, but boy does poor Gal Gadot look so sad in Justice League, watching this lumbering and witless movie lay waste to the nice thing she just got finished making. It really is a shame. What a dumb irony, to end this movie, of all movies, on a note of bitter injustice like that. 5. The Verge: On a moment-to-moment basis, though, Justice League often feels fractured. Whedon’s reshoots are sometimes painfully obvious, as when Flash and Cyborg share a brief personal moment in a graveyard that looks as cheap as a first-season Buffy the Vampire Slayer set. While those scenes can seem roughly interpolated and out-of-place, though, they often offer the film’s most meaningful character moments and flashes of humor and humanity. A quick gag involving Aquaman reveals more about him than the entire rest of the film’s two-hour runtime. 6. Chicago Tribune: The dialogue is painful. [Ezra] Miller’s neurotic routine is initially quite charming, until his one-liners become incredibly cheesy and tired. Aquaman peppers his speech with many dude-brah phrases, while Cyborg, regrettably, utters “boo-yah” at one point. View Slideshow
Getty Images Pray for Chicago ya’ll. Two Chicago Girls In Critical Condition After Picnic Drive-by Two innocent elementary school girls were shot at an end of the school year picnic because some suspended children didn’t get in? That’s what Chicago police suspect, according to the Chicago Tribune . They report that girls, ages 7 and 13 were shot as children celebrated at an “end of the school year” picnic at Warren elementary’s playground. A handful of children witnessed a black car circulating the school before over a dozen shots were fired at them. Kids screamed and scattered but unfortunately the two girls were hit, one in the hand and the other, her thigh. Both were taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition. Police say they’ve taken three suspended students into custody after they were stopped in the car linked to the shooting. The kids attempted to attend the school event and were deny. This is how they chose to retaliate? SMH.
Beyoncé And Jay Z Have Date Night In Nerano Italy Leaving Blue Ivy Behind On Yacht Bey, Blue And Hov love that boat life! New photos have surfaced just today from the Carter Family’s Italian Yacht vacay over the weekend The couple were photographed hanging on the yacht with Blue Ivy Saturday morning before leaving her behind for a date night in Nerano, Italy. Hit the flip for more photos. AKM-GSI
