CHICAGO DEFENDER — Food insecurity in Chicago’s South Side and surrounding suburbs disproportionately affects Black women with breast cancer, impacting their treatment and recovery.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — He hoped they would remember that the Black Press was not a charity case but a lifeline. Two months later, the silence has...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — On Oct. 15, 2025, leaders from across the industry will converge at the Motor City Casino Hotel & Conference Center in Detroit for...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Black voters, the backbone of the party, walked away in numbers unseen in modern times.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Black Press is two years away from its 200th anniversary. Two centuries of carrying our story when others denied us a voice.
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Almost 30,000 PPIL patients rely on Medicaid for birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, prenatal services, gender-affirming care, and abortion. Tonya...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Sacramento Observer earned the night’s most prestigious recognition, the John B. Russwurm Award, presented to the newspaper with the highest cumulative score...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Target’s manipulated silence toward the Black Press sends a powerful and troubling message to Black America—that our voices, platforms, and influence are expendable
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Bryant confirmed that the company agreed to just one of the boycott’s four major demands: fulfilling its $2 billion pledge to support Black...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black Americans face double the death rate of white Americans for prostate, stomach, and uterine cancers. For breast cancer, Black women are more...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Now in its 26th year, the toy drive has become a marquee holiday event in Chicago, underscoring the 100 BMC’s commitment to uplifting...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Members of the Mayor Harold Washington Legacy Committee present a wreath at the former mayor’s gravesite at Oak Woods Cemetery (Photo Credit: Tacuma...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The year began with the nation reckoning with the police beating of Tyre Nichols. This summer, millions of fans flocked to Beyonce’s Renaissance...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Soledad Álvarez Velasco is an Ecuadorian socio-anthropologist, human geographer and assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology and Latin American and Latino Studies...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — “I think you have to be patient,” Chicago basketball legend and former Boston Celtic great Antoine Walker told The Chicago Defender recently. “They’ve...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Michigan’s codified commitment to fighting the pollution driving climate change is inherently good news for the communities of color that bear a disproportionate...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Prep Marching Band, better known as the Soul Train of Chicago, performed alongside master illusionist Walter...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Swift Mansion was built in 1892 by meatpacking magnate Gustavus Swift, who presented it as a wedding gift to his daughter Helen,...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — The late First Lady and her husband co-founded the Carter Center, which expressed its sorrow in a statement by highlighting their global initiatives...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — From the proverbial ashes rose her dream of making a mark in the world of cooking. Her now brick-and-mortar Lexington Betty Smokehouse restaurant,...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — This year has been pivotal for Rev. Jackson, who officially transitioned from actively leading the pioneering Rainbow Push Coalition he founded.
CHICAGO DEFENDER — According to Matt Schuffert, president of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, “Hard Rock International has a long history of supporting breast cancer awareness...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Following her two-year hiatus, “Tears of joy as I make this comeback, surrounded by the love you’ve shown! thank you for believing in...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Gun violence overwhelmingly hurts communities of color due to a lack of investment coupled with weak gun laws. To combat this issue, U.S....
CHICAGO DEFENDER — “This was a very complex, extensive case with painstaking police work every single moment until today, and it will continue after today,” Middlesex...
