Erick Johnson

When was the last time Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. or the 84-year-old Chicago Crusader, a storied Black newspaper, endorsed a Republican over a Democratic

Fargo, ND (AgNews890.com) – Madeleine Smith has been named the new NDSU Extension Pesticide Specialist. She takes over for Andrew Thostenson, who recently retired after nearly 30 years at that position. Smith is originally from the UK. She got her BSc in Plant Science, Masters in Plant Breeding and Biotechnology and a PhD in Plant and Environmental Science in the UK. She also spent time with Texas A&M and the University of Minnesota working with Plant Diseases. The last almost 5 years Smith was the NDSU Extension agent for Pembina County.

With civil rights, racial equity and the future of Black America at stake, voters across Chicago’s Black wards flooded the polls during Early Voting this week to cast ballots in a consequential election where Vice President Kamala Harris is in a tight race as she seeks to make history as the nation’s first Black woman president.

Dashonn Maggette, the 39-year-old Chicago man who in 2023 was convicted during a trial that a jury foreman called a coverup as the judge kept sealed a ballistic test report, was sentenced to 16 years in prison last week.

(NAFB.com) – The USDA says registration is open for the 101st Agricultural Outlook Forum. The event titled “Meeting Tomorrow's Challenges, Today” will be held in Washington D.C. on February 27-28, 2025. Additionally, all Forum sessions will be live-streamed on a virtual platform. The Forum will feature a presentation on the 2025 outlook for the U.S. agricultural economy and trade by USDA Chief Economist Seth Meyer. The program will also include a distinguished panel of guest speakers and a number of breakout sessions organized by USDA agencies that will explore a wide range of current issues. More than 100 experts from government, industry, and academia will provide insights on key topics like commodity and food price forecasts, farm income, U.S. and global agricultural trade, the future of biofuels, climate change strategies, and advancements in biotechnology. The in-person event will also feature exhibit booths by different USDA agencies providing information about recent USDA-funded innovations.

As Vice President Kamala Harris was campaigning to make history in her run for the White House, less than half of registered voters in Chicago’s Black wards

Despite her past record and opposition from Black leaders, Eileen O’Neill Burke won over 80 percent of the vote in Black wards as she was elected Cook County State’s Attorney over Republican opponent Robert “Bob” Fioretti in the November 5 General Election, according to data from the Chicago Board of Elections.

Harris concedes after Trump’s stunning reelection After an intense presidential campaign that ended with a stunning defeat, Vice President Kamala

Publishers and owners of Chicago’s Black media organizations have banded together, urging Mayor Brandon Johnson to keep his campaign promise and fire Chicago police officers with affiliations to extremist groups, namely the right-wing Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys.

She “went off” on so many listeners. Some hung up on her. And she hung up on many more. But on Friday, November 15, after 30 years of keeping it real and making as many enemies as she did friends, WVON 1690 radio host Perri Small signed off at Chicago’s iconic radio station.