Rapper N.O.R.E. calls it like he sees it, says Kanye’s new album is “trash”

At least one rapper is not feeling Kanye West’s new release “Jesus is King” and that is Queens-based rapper, N.O.R.E.

“Jesus Is King is trash,” N.O.R.E told Nick Cannon of Power 96 in Los Angeles, responding to a question asking for his thoughts on the album. “I love Kanye. I wanna be clear… How the f— you got Clipse on a record that’s not good? Jesus is mad at this n***a.”

N.O.R.E.’s criticism doesn’t stop there. He told Cannon he is also disappointed that Kanye didn’t sit down with journalists from “the culture” when making his press rounds promoting his album, according to Complex.

READ MORE: Trevor Noah slams Kanye West for being a hypocrite: You S**tting Me?

“I’ma be honest, I’m a hater. I’m kinda hater. Let me explain why,” N.O.R.E. said to Nick. “Zane Lowe is a person that I respect but I don’t respect. As a person who made the War Report album, I’ve done records with Mariah Carey…When I see you ever go to any place other than us—the culture—I have a problem with that.”

He went on to explain that he wasn’t miffed that Kanye didn’t sit down for an interview on his Drink Champs podcast per se, but that in general he would have respected the rapper for choosing journalists who are familiar with the recording process.

“I’m not mad at Zane Lowe at all. I’m more mad at Kanye,” N.O.R.E said to Cannon.

Comedian Karlous Miller, of Wild’n Out and 85 South Show, tweeted that Kanye “fell off” and it’s like no one wants to discuss the elephant in the room. Cardi B said the real reason people are dissing Ye’s album is because he is glorifying God.

“Kanye West found God and people call that falling off,” Cardi tweeted.

READ MORE: Donald Trump Jr. calls Kanye’s ‘Jesus Is King’ the ‘epitome of fearless creativity‘

Since Yeezy released his newest album on Oct. 25, some artists are expressing support in his Christian project. Lecrae tweeted “Regardless of how you feel about #KanyeWest the content is refreshing to hear. God will get His glory. And #JesusIsKing.”

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LisaRaye McCoy says she wouldn’t ‘spit’ on Duane Martin if he were ‘on fire’

LisaRaye McCoy has some stuff to get off her chest.

The actress went on The Wendy Williams Show on Wednesday to explain why she is no longer friends with Duane Martin, her one-time co-star on All of Us whom she claims went to inappropriate places with her ex-husband, Michael Misick, a Turks and Caicos politician.

“I just know he’s not my friend anymore,” McCoy told Williams about Martin. “He was my brother, I called him my brother and for me, at the time, he was my example. Being a married couple, I wanted to be around them because I wanted (them) to show me how to be a new wife.”

READ MORE: LisaRaye McCoy spills tea on why she and Duane Martin are no longer friends

Martin was married to Tisha Campbell during the time of McCoy’s allegations. Martin and Campbell have since separated.

“He started being in places he shouldn’t have been, along with the shenanigans,” McCoy continued, referring to the places Martin and Misick would go. “I made it very clear we were not friends anymore, he was not welcome in my home anymore.”

But McCoy was emphatic about clearing the air on one misconception. She told Wendy that she doesn’t blame Duane for breaking up her marriage.

“Let me be clear, I never said Duane broke my marriage up, I said he was a friend of mine and he shouldn’t have been in places that he was in with my now ex-husband,” McCoy said. “I know that he cannot break up my marriage, no one can do that, you’re only responsible — you and your husband. But there’s a code of conduct you must have when you’re in a relationship and he broke that, he broke the friendship.”

READ MORE: LisaRaye On Nicole Murphy Response: ‘She Might Wanna Come See Me’

McCoy said even though she addressed Martin and told him he was not welcome in her home, he continued to drop in and go to the inappropriate places with Misick.

“When you tell a person, ‘You’re no longer my friend, if I see you, you don’t have to ever speak to me again, if you were on fire I wouldn’t spit on you. If I said these things to you, that means I no longer give a damn about you,’” McCoy told Wendy.

Wendy asked for specifics – whether Martin was hooking Misick up with other women – and McCoy reiterated that her ex and Martin were going places that they had no business going.

During the Wendy interview, McCoy also took aim at Nicole Murphy for allegedly lying about cheating with Misick and going after other married men. This past summer, McCoy tweeted what would become a viral response to photos showing Murphy kissing Antoine Fuqua: “Gurl @nikimurphy you went after @iamlelarochon husband too? … SMH so wrong … again!”

READ MORE: LisaRaye McCoy blasts Nicole Murphy for kissing scandal and says she messed around with her ex-husband too

Murphy denies the accusation that she’s a cheater.

“It says I broke up someone’s marriage, which is absolutely false. I never did that,” Murphy told Wendy. “It’s not true.”

McCoy’s response on Wednesday was don’t make me show receipts.

Girl.

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Niecy Nash and husband use social media to announce divorce

Niecy Nash and husband, Jay Tucker, have split after eight years of marriage.

In a joint Instagram post, Nash and Tucker wrote: “We believe in the beauty of truth. Always have. Our truth is that in this season of our lives, we are better friends than partners in marriage. Our union was such a gorgeous ride. And as we go our separate ways now, we feel fortunate for the love we share – present tense.”

Nash, 49, who stars in TNT’s Claws, and Tucker, an electrical engineer, also thanked their fans for always showing them love during their marriage.

READ MORE: Niecy Nash reveals what makes her and her ‘Claws’ character ‘a boss’

“Thank you all out there for your support of us as a couple over the last eight years. We are grateful,” according to the IG post, which was signed Niecy Nash + Jay Tucker.

This was the second marriage for Nash. She was previously married to Pastor Don Nash, with whom she has three children. They divorced in 2007.

Nash and Tucker got engaged in 2010 and married in 2011 in Malibu’s Church Estate Vineyards. At the time of their engagement, Nash told PEOPLE magazine that their relationship seemed like a custom-made fit.

“I have to say, this second time around, it feels custom,” Nash said at the time to PEOPLE. “Even after I got my divorce, the ink wasn’t even dry on the paper, and I said, ‘Ooh, the next time I become a wife, I got this thing down pat!’ I always believed that there was someone built for me.”

READ MORE: Detroit woman shot 11 times by wife after asking for divorce

But a source told The Daily Mail that things grew challenging between Nash and Tucker because they lived in different cities while she filmed Claws, and because he was not comfortable with her explicit sex scenes.

The Daily Mail said the pair had been separated for months, with Nash putting her Bell Canyon, California estate up for sale for $1.2 million in July.

We wish them all the best.

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PHOTOS: Halloween tricks and treats from Ciara, Missy, Nicki, Cardi B and more

Halloween came early for several celebrities this year prompting stars like Tracee Ellis Ross, Ciara, Russell Wilson, Missy Elliott, Deon Cole, and more to serve up some seriously creative costumes. Some opted to pay tribute to their favorite icons while others decided to celebrate themselves, flaunting their fierce fashion moments on social media for all to enjoy.

TheGrio was not only impressed, but even perplexed by a few of these choices. Nonetheless, dressing up is all in fun with the spirit of Halloween kicking off the holiday festivities.

Check out a few of the most outrageous Halloween looks from some of our favorites celebs:

Ciara & Russell Wilson

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Jay & Bey

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This enviable couple paid tribute to Beyonce and Jay-Z, recreating their “Apesh*t” music video ensembles.

…and their kids

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The Jacksons 🎤

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Sienna and Future, Jr. also got into character as Michael and Janet Jackson. According to E! News, the kids’ custom-made costumes cost between $1,200 to $1,400 to create.

Nicky Minaj and Kenneth Petty

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Behind the scenes w/The JOKER…coming soon 💋🎥🍿 – Happy HalloQueen 🎃

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Newly married Kenneth Petty and Nicki Minaj are stunning in their Harley Quinn and Joker costumes.

Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade

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Gabrielle Union and husband Dwyane Wade serve couple goals for our next costume idea.

black-ish cast

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Tethered. The Johnsons do it again. Shout out to @blackishabc hair, makeup, and wardrobe for killing the Halloween game. And there’s still more! This Tuesday 9:30pm/8:30c #blackish #halloween

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The cast of black-ish paid homage to Jordan Peele‘s masterpiece Us, dressing up as The Tethered for the show’s special Halloween episode.

Laverne Cox

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While we’re not sure exactly who Laverne Cox is channeling, it’s safe to say she’s ready to fight some crime with a smile.

Missy Elliott

WOW🤩😱 This Halloween I decided to RECREATE my 1st album cover from 22 YEARS AGO one of these pictures I took ONLY 3 DAYS AGO the other was 22 YEARS AGO CAN YALL TELL THE DIFFERENCE??👇🏾 pic.twitter.com/6BGrjjM78w

— Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) October 28, 2019

Missy decided to celebrate one of her most iconic looks (and the fact that she hasn’t aged a day in 22 years) by recreating the cover of her debut album, Supa Dupa Fly. 

Deon Cole

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OH, you shonuff might want to Watch an all new blackish this Tuesday on ABC. We get crazy. #justakidfromthechi #blackish #halloween #halloweencostume #shonuff #thelastdragon #kissmyconverse

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This funny man may have won Halloween with his take on The Last Dragon.

Tracee EllisRoss

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If @traceeellisross didnt channel @djquik ?!?! Listeeeennnnn… & the fam @snoopdogg blessed the gathering 🤗🖤 #CaliforniaLove

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The black-ish star dressed up as Snoop Dogg and posed with her inspiration at Gabrielle Union‘s 47th birthday party over the weekend. (Fun fact: Ross and Union are birthday twins.)

Cardi B

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Cardi B seems to enjoy being a naughty nurse with bright red hair to match her ensemble.

EJ Johnson

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Johnson decided to pay homage to another well-known socialite, Paris Hilton. Not sure if being barefoot is an intentional part of this look or not, but it seems to work.

Tika Sumpter

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What up, new costume who dis? Tubbs? Miami Vice Tubbs? Yeah baby, that’s me. 😹🤣 #mixedish #halloween #tonight 💇🏾‍♀️marva_stokes 💄@kristenebmakeup

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Kudos to Mixed-ish actress Tika Sumpter for taking it all the way there in her interpretation of Detective Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs from the 1980’s hit show, Miami Vice. 

 

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NFLPA Partners With College Group to Push for Student-Athlete Rights

According to Sports Illustrated, The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) has linked up with the National College Players Association (NCPA) to see how college athletes can be compensated for the use of their name, image, and likeness.

Earlier this year, California’s assembly voted 73–0 to pass the Fair Pay to Play Act, which would make it illegal for California universities to revoke an athlete’s scholarship or eligibility for taking money. Schools would still not pay the athletes but the players could hire agents to negotiate and find business deals for them. California’s State Senate also passed the bill before California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law. New York State Sen. Kevin S. Parker also introduced similar legislation, Senate Bill S6722A also known as the “New York Collegiate Athletic Participation Compensation Act.” 

“Under this new partnership, the NFLPA and the NCPA will explore opportunities for merchandise, gaming, and other officially licensed products,” the statement revealed. “We will also review how recent developments impact television broadcast revenues in pursuit of fairness.”

“REP Worldwide was created to offer all athletes the same world-class service that NFL players have when companies want to partner with athletes to market their likeness, image, and personalities,” said NFLPA Executive Director and NFL Players, Inc. Chairman DeMaurice Smith. “We are proud to partner with the NCPA to offer this service to students who are also athletes. For the first time, a legislature has indicated that these students have rights just like everyone else and we support this continuing movement towards fairness.”

“Our business is built on the foundation that athletes in all sports have rights beyond their work,” said NFL Players Inc. President Ahmad Nassar. “By entering into this partnership, our work with the NCPA will ensure that athletes are supported in a meaningful way.”

Initially, the NCAA expressed opposition to California Senate Bill 20, arguing that the bill is “unconstitutional and would adversely affect competitive balance throughout collegiate athletics.” The organization also warned that the state’s colleges could be excluded from the league and will not be allowed to participate in championship tournaments if this law passes. On Tuesday, it was announced that “In a concession the NCAA had long resisted, the organization’s governing board directed its three divisions to immediately consider changing the rules governing such benefits for athletes, and to make any such changes no later than January 2021,” according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Spelman College receives $2M for first ever Audre Lorde Queer Studies program

Spelman College has received a $2 million dollar gift from philanthropist Jon Stryker, to establish its first chair position for a Queer Studies program.

The program was named in honor of legendary queer Black poet, activist, and feminist, Audre Lorde.

“Spelman College has long been at the forefront of LGBTQ inclusion and education among HBCUs,” Stryker said in a statement. “By supporting this chair, the goal is to engage and empower the next generation of LGBTQ advocates to create a better world.”

On Tuesday the institution made the historic announcement, stating that the program will be a part of the larger Comparative Women’s Studies program and Spelman’s Women’s Research and Resource Center.

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“A major theme of Spelman’s strategic plan is ‘elevating the Spelman Difference,’ that is creating opportunities to recruit and retain the kind of excellent faculty who are the hallmark of Spelman excellence,” Spelman President Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D. said. “We are honored to name the chair after the literary luminary and fierce activist, Audre Lorde.”

The generous donation will match Spelman’s $2 million fundraising campaign, Forbes reports.

Lorde’s son, Jonathan Rollins, said his mother would have been “over the moon” to know she was being honored in such a significant way.

Before Lorde’s death, she ensured that Spelman was accounted for in her will, and donated personal papers and articles to the all-women’s HBCU. She and former Spelman president, Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole were also close friends.

The position makes history as the first of its kind at an HBCU, according to the outlet.

“By empowering and educating the next generation, we can help make a future where LGBTQ people have full and equal protections under the law,” said Stryker, who is the founder and president of the Arcus Foundation.

Spelman College is a historically Black college located in Atlanta, GA dedicated to educating women of African descent.

READ MORE: VIDEO: Oprah Winfrey surprises Morehouse College with $13 million gift

The school has received some push-back in relation to the queer studies program, said Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, founding director of Spelman’s Women’s Research and Resource Center. She said Spelman and other historically Black schools have faced scrutiny because of religious affiliations and alumni who are not on board with the idea.

In 2017, Spelman changed its admissions criteria. The school opened the door to admit those who identify as females, despite whatever gender was assigned at birth. The Women’s Research and Resource Center saw an opportunity to pursue funding to establish a queer studies faculty position.

The school expects to hire a chair by 2022.

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Tamron Hall opens up about the hundreds of emails she has from Prince

Prince was notoriously hard to reach and very private. But those rules didn’t apply when it came to his close friend, Tamron Hall.

READ MORE: New Prince memoir ‘The Beautiful Ones’ reveals intimate thoughts from his life and work

Hall opened up about her friendship with “the purple one” during an interview with Dan Piepenbring, who co-wrote Prince’s new memoir “The Beautiful Ones,” PEOPLE reports.

It seems that Prince was quite the smooth operator, sliding into Hall’s texts every day to shower her with attention and oftentimes clothing critiques. Hall even ended up as the cover art on Prince’s 2015 single, “If Eye Could Get Ur Attention.”

“I wear what I wear because I don’t like clothes. This is what’s most comfortable,’” Hall read Piepenbring’s book, on The Tamron Hall Show.

Hall revealed that Prince didn’t hold his tongue when he came to lending his opinion of her outfit choices.

“He says he didn’t like clothes — Prince called me every single morning to critique or give feedback on what I would wear,” she revealed.

One day, Hall said she decided to send Prince a selfie in a tight-fitting ensemble. She said she never thought it would end up anywhere else other than his inbox.

“I sent him a selfie one day, and he then stole my selfie and used it as the cover for his single,” the hostess explained. “I woke up the next morning, and people were like, ‘You’re all over the internet. You’re on the cover of Prince’s song ‘If Eye Could Get Ur Attention.’”

“Sounds like he got yours,” Piepenbring said.

“Well he did — or I got his!” Hall said laughing. “But we had been very close many years by now. And he wrote me an email in relation [to the selfie], ’cause I called him, I said, what are you doing?”

READ MORE: Rare and unreleased music from Prince to be made public by end of year

Hall said she has accumulated hundreds of emails over the between she and Prince, and since his passing she has decided to keep those exchanges close to her heart.

“I never share my emails with Prince — I have hundreds of them if not a thousand — because I don’t want to feel like I’m exploiting,” she said.

She did share one where Prince jokingly comes on to her.

“Eye hate ur red dress… Y? Because it’s touching ur body and eye’m not :(“

“Yes, I’m happily married now, we’ll leave that there. We’ll let that simmer,” Hall said laughing.

“He never said anything like that to me,” Piepenbring joked.

Just prior to his 2016 death, the music legend announced during a New York show his plans to pen “The Beautiful Ones” memoir. It was published on Tuesday.

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Kevin Hart’s doctors believe he may need at least a year to fully recover

Kevin Hart is breaking his silence and giving his fans a glimpse of his rehab routine on his road to recovery after a horrific accident.

READ MORE: Docs give Kevin Hart greenlight to return to work to promote ‘Jumanji’ movie

Hart has been undergoing a grueling process to strengthen his back after he endured spine surgery as a result of an accident in early September. Hart was a passenger in his own vehicle, driven by a friend who veered off the road and landed in a ravine, resulting in a serious collision.

The Jumanji star suffered a serious back spinal injury, which required immediate surgery and sidelined his career.

Hart said he believes his accident was done on purpose, believing God was trying to tell him to slow down, TMZ reports.

“My appreciation for life is through the roof,” he said. “Don’t take today for granted, because tomorrow is not promised.”

The video of Hart shows him through several phases. At one point he looks like he is in pain trying to work with a therapist to strengthen his limbs. At other times he appears to look happy and back to his old self. He smiles as he talks with friends and doctors. And he looks in love, as he gives his wife Eniko some smooches.

Also in the video, Hart seems to readily embrace one doctor’s diagnosis. The doctor believes that the comic may need at least a year to recover before he’s fully back on track.

Unfortunately, Hart’s critical back fracture happened because he wasn’t wearing a seat belt, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) determined.

In fact, the CHP has finished its investigation of the horrific car crash in Calabasas on Sept. 1, determining that none of the three in the car were wearing seatbelts when Hart’s 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, driven by Jared Black, plummeted off the side of the road into an embankment.

Rebecca Broxterman, another passenger reportedly had minor injuries.

“There were fold and crease marks on the belt surfaces consistent with being folded and tucked into the seats and no indicators of occupant loading were present,” the report says, Yahoo reports.

READ MORE: Kevin Hart’s car crash investigation completed, driver error cited as cause

If Hart and the passengers argue that the belts were worn, the reports still uncovered an error. If the seatbelts were worn, the report states they were on “improperly due to excessive slack in the belts.”

We’re happy to see that Hart shared his journey because we’ve all collectively been wondering how he’s been doing.

 

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Judge tells R. Kelly to use his catalog to pay child support

A judge wants R. Kelly to tap a different revenue stream to pay his child support obligation.

READ MORE: R. Kelly faces two brand new charges in Minnesota in 2001 allegation

The embattled R&B singer has been ordered to use the royalties from his music catalog to pay his ex-wife Drea Kelly for the $20,833 arrears he owes, TMZ reports.

It seems like Kelly won’t be able to fly above his debts this time.

As previously reported, Kelly paid $40,00 back child support payments earlier this year. However, he still owed money because of interest that accrued.

Kelly has previously pleaded his case to the judge saying he’s “not a deadbeat dad,” and all he wants to do is “do right by his kids.” He shares three children with Drea.

Kelly has maintained in these child support hearings that his finances have suffered as a result of the Surviving R. Kelly docu-series that sparked renewed interest in longstanding sexual abuse allegations. Last month, Kelly was arrested on charges of sexually abusing three girls and a woman over a decade spanning from the late 1990s.

To add to his latest financial troubles, his lawyer representing him in the family court issues has quit.

Lisa Damico, a Chicago-based attorney cut ties with the embattled-and-broke singer back in September. But Kelly still has a $25,000 tab, and now wants at least $12,750 of what he owes to be paid out to her, The Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Damico appealed to Cook County Judge Lori Rosen to order Kelly to pay a portion of his outstanding bill, which stems from his child support case with Andrea Kelly.

READ MORE: Keke Palmer left ‘sad’ and heartbroken after watching ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ documentary

In September, Damico cited “irreconcilable differences” with the singer and asked a judge for help in getting Kelly to pay $12,750 on the $25,000 bill. A hearing is coming up on Nov. 4.

Kelly needs to ask his sugar mommas for some coins, once again.

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Michelle Obama talks witnessing ‘white flight’ from Southside Chicago

Former First Lady Michelle Obama opened up about the slight of “white flight” impacted her community, as a young person growing up on the Southside of Chicago.

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During the third annual Obama Summit, Obama along with her older brother, Craig Robinson, opened up about witnessing whites leave their neighborhood in droves.

According to The Chicago Sun-Times, despite the fact that Obama was from a good, middle class family, race was the motivating factor— something she said still persists today and is evidenced by how immigrants are treated.

“As families like ours — upstanding families like ours who were doing everything we were supposed to do and better. As we moved in, white folks moved out because they were afraid of what our families represented,” the former first lady said Tuesday at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago.

“I want to remind white folks that y’all were running from us… This family, with all the values that you read about, you were running from us. And you’re still running because we’re no different than the immigrant families that are moving in,” she continued.

“The families that are coming from other places to try to do better. But, because we can so easily wash over who we really were — because of the color of our skin, because of the texture of our hair — that’s what divides countries, artificial things.”

“There were no gang fights, there were no territorial battles. Yet one by one, they packed their bags and they ran from us. And they left communities in shambles.”

Obama addressed the “white flight” issue in her best-selling memoir, “Becoming.”

READ MORE: POLL: Michelle Obama would be Dem front-runner if she entered the 2020 race

During her session, she also discussed the plans for the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park and her Southside roots.

“Barack and I wouldn’t bring some crap up in our neighborhood,” she said about the center which will sit on 19.3 acres in the historic park, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.

The Summit was held on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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