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Atlanta singer Janelle Monae and actor Hill Harper are hosting a fundraiser for President Obama tonight in the president’s hometown of Chicago. President Obama left for Chicago after hosting an “Insourcing American Jobs” forum with Vice President Joe Biden. The forum was also attended by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
Read More![Kanye West Takes Jay-Z On A Tour Of Chicago [VIDEO]](http://theurbandaily.com/files/2011/11/Jay-Z-Kanye-West-2011-Getty-Kevin-Kane-310x186.jpg)
While in Kanye West’s hometown of Chicago, ‘Ye took the opportunity to show Jay-Z some of his city. They hit Kanye’s childhood home, and he reflects on his early inclination towards art.
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![Common Stays Down To Earth In “Blue Sky” [NEW VIDEO]](http://cdn.theurbandaily.com/files/2011/10/Common-Blue-Sky-310x175.jpg)
Common has released another visual from his up-coming album, The Dream, The Believer. Things take a more relaxed turn from the more aggressive “Ghetto Dreams.”
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R.Kelly may be facing foreclosure but he has even bigger problems to worry about. The R&B soul singer reportedly underwent throat surgery to drain an abcess on one of his tonsils on Tuesday.
Read More![Oprah Gets Street Named After Her In Chicago! [PHOTOS]](http://cdn.majicatl.com/files/2011/05/oprah-winfrey-street-300x180-200x120.jpg "Oprah Gets Street Named After Her In Chicago! [PHOTOS]")
Oprah Winfrey officially has a street named after her. The mayor of Chicago, Richard M. Daley, changed the name of the 100 block of North Carpenter Avenue, where her HARPO Studio sits, to Oprah Winfrey Way. Is there anything this woman can’t do?
Read More![Rhymefest Loses Chicago City Council Run; Claims Voter Fraud [VIDEO]](http://cdn.theurbandaily.com/files/2011/04/rhymefest-310x186.jpg)
Rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith was defeated in his run for alderman of Chicago’s 20th ward. Rhymefest got 46% of the votes, but ultimately lost to incumbent Willie Cochran.
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Deejay Casper is claiming that alleged Chicago Black Disciples leader, Marvel Thompson and his company M.O.B. Music Incorporated stole the rights to the “Cha-Cha Slide” from him. AllHipHop reports:
Read MoreThe men claim they collectively own the songwriting, performance and publishing rights to “Cha Cha Slide” and “Casper Slide Pt. 2.”
The lawsuit is filed against alleged Black Disciples “King” or leader, Marvel Thompson and his company M.O.B. Music Incorporated.
Che “Rhymefest” Smith has made it to a run-off election for a Chicago City Council seat. The Chicago-based rapper received 20 percent of the votes in yesterday’s election.
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At least 40 people were shot over the weekend across Chicago, with seven of them slain, according to police logs. The toll covers a period from 8:43 p.m. Friday–after violent storms hit the city–to 6:39 this morning.
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“The State of Metropolitan America,” compiled by the Brookings Institute, shows that Chicago has been surpassed by Atlanta, Georgia as the city with the second-largest black population in America.
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In 1928 Oscar DePriest became the first African American congressman elected to the House of Representatives from a northern state and a national symbol for racial pride. Read more on Oscar DePriest here.
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Former Destiny’s Child star Michelle Williams will see her name in lights next month when she high-kicks her way into the starring role of Roxie Hart in Chicago on Broadway.
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Students from Washington University say they have complained to state and federal agencies that a Chicago, Illinois, nightclub barred six African-American members from their senior class trip celebration while admitting nearly 200 white classmates.
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