Month: February 2023

History

A Focus on History: February 9 through February 15

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February 9 Because no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the election of 1824, the U.S. House of Representatives votes to elect John Quincy Adams, who won fewer votes than Andrew Jackson in the popular election, as president of the United States. Adams was the son of...

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Government Opinion

Steroid use and abuse by police cause for concern

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By John & Nisha Whitehead That the police officers charged with the beating death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols are black is a distraction. Don’t be distracted. This latest instance of police brutality is not about racism in policing, or black-on-black violence. The entire institution is corrupt. The old guard, made...

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Community Events

Aurora Teens to Headline Inaugural Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant

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Eight Black teens from Aurora will make history on this first weekend of Black History Month at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, at Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Boulevard, Aurora. They are the first-ever contestants in the inaugural Mr. and Miss Black Aurora Pageant presented by the City’s African American...

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