17 Couples Take Minister up on Challenge and Tie the Knot at His Expense
Rev. James Meeks marries 17 couples *Seven months ago, the Rev. James Meeks of Salem Baptist Church in Chicago issued a challenge to the unmarried couples in the congregation: If 25 of you tie the...
View ArticleChicago Mayoral Race Sluggish for Black Hopeful
James Meeks *James Meeks is a senator in the Illinois senate representing the 15th district. He’s been in that seat since 2002, but now he’s interested in becoming mayor of Chicago. According to the...
View ArticleChicago Mayoral Candidate Says Minority Contracts Should Only Go to Blacks
James Meeks: Illinois state senator, minister and Chicago mayoral candidate *The mayoral candidate for Chicago, James Meeks, is back in the news again with ideas on the minority set asides for the...
View ArticleMeeks Drops Out of Chicago Mayor’s Race
*Illinois state Sen. James Meeks withdrew his candidacy for Chicago mayor on Thursday, and he urged other African-American candidates to follow his lead and rally what he called a divided black...
View ArticleDavis Drops Out; Braun Now Only Black Chicago Mayoral Candidate
*Carol Moseley Braun, the first black woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, has emerged as the sole prominent African American candidate in the Chicago mayor’s race after the withdrawal of U.S. Rep....
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