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The Defender Beer by Haymarket Brewing (Photo by: Dorion Lewis)

Haymarket Brewing Nods to History has Defender Beer

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Did you know that the Chicago Defender has a beer named after it? We didn’t either. Not until a phone call from Haymarket Brewing....

Potential homebuyers turned out in droves to receive know-how, financial assistance through landmark program (Photo by: chicagodefender.com)

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Groundbreaking Initiative Shows Pathway to Propel Black Homeownership

CHICAGO DEFENDER — While statistics may paint a grim picture of Black homeownership, a recent event in Baltimore laid out a clear path for turning those numbers...

April Williams-Luster, Elise Miller and Kyle Bergfors examine a Narcan kit after a training session on how to administer the opioid overdose reversal spray at the Matteson office of Congresswoman Robin Kelly. The training session was conducted by Lindsay Wilson, health promotions coordinator with the Kankakee County Health Department.

Chicago Defender7 years ago

Congresswoman Kelly Completes Naloxone Training, Seeks to Raise Awareness of Training for Lifesaving Opioid-Reversal Drug

CHICAGO DEFENDER — In the 115th Congress, Congresswoman Kelly was a co-sponsor of the Opioid Minority Health Report to Congress Act, which required an annual opioid...

Chicago Defender7 years ago

Illinois Tech Offers Midwest’s Only Artificial Intelligence (AI) Undergraduate Degree

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Starting in the fall, Illinois Tech students can opt to pursue an undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence (AI), one of the first degrees of...

Kristal Cunningham (Photo by: chicagodefender.com)

Business7 years ago

Pharmacist Turned Entrepreneur Is Changing The Way We View Natural Hair Care

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Kristal Cunningham is a wife, mother of two handsome young men, and a pharmacist who loves living life boldly. Fueled by her passion...

Syleena Johnson (Photo by: chicagodefender.com)

Chicago Defender7 years ago

On Sisterhood: Syleena Johnson Talks About Show, New Music

CHICAGO DEFENDER — Singer/songwriter/talk show host Syleena Johnson may be living and working in Atlanta but she is Chicago through and through. Johnson sat down with the...

In terms of lost household wealth, nationally foreclosures took $23,150. But for families of color, the household loss was nearly double — $40,297. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Chicago Defender7 years ago

PRESS ROOM: Community Bank Launches Innovative Friends & Family Fund to Support Entrepreneurs of Color

CHICAGO DEFENDER — There is no shortage of great business ideas among communities of color but what they have historically lacked is the access to seed...

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Haymarket Brewing Nods to History has Defender Beer

Groundbreaking Initiative Shows Pathway to Propel Black Homeownership

Congresswoman Kelly Completes Naloxone Training, Seeks to Raise Awareness of Training for Lifesaving Opioid-Reversal Drug

Illinois Tech Offers Midwest’s Only Artificial Intelligence (AI) Undergraduate Degree

Pharmacist Turned Entrepreneur Is Changing The Way We View Natural Hair Care

On Sisterhood: Syleena Johnson Talks About Show, New Music

PRESS ROOM: Community Bank Launches Innovative Friends & Family Fund to Support Entrepreneurs of Color

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