This weekend is bittersweet. For the last time, we will have the Silver Room Sound System Block Party, the unapologetically Black celebration of love, music and...
State Rep. Kimberly du Buclet, D-Chicago, is applauding President Joe Biden’s announcement this week that new national monuments will honor the lives of Emmett Till and...
Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images News / Getty Images Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) criticized Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on the House floor Thursday (July...
Photo: Hoover Police Department Carlee Russell has been charged in connection to her kidnapping hoax. On Friday (July 28), prosecutors in Hoover, Alabama charged the Alabama...
Roman Banks once aspired to be “a serious actor,” in the vein of Will Smith’s Robert Neville in the 2007 film “I Am Legend.” But those...
Burst Into Books is a nonprofit offering literacy and resources for children six months to eighteen years old and providing representation by diverse authors, books &...
A strike by hundreds of Loretto Hospital workers could happen come Monday. This decision comes after Loretto management left the negotiation table, sparking intense calls for...
Photo: Getty Images A witness of Malcolm X’s assassination, who says he was never questioned by police, believes authorities tried to help the killer get away...
Read Part I of our interview with Will Downing here. If the music industry were like the NBA, Will Downing would be like Vince Carter or...
Photo: GoFundMe A Georgia mother is facing murder charges after her seven-year-old daughter was found dead inside an apartment closet. According to People, Alondra Hobbs was...
The 24th annual Walk for Kidneys took place at Diversey Harbor in June, where the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI) warmly received a gathering of...
by Dwight Brown film critic for DwightBrownInk.com and NNPA News Wire (*** = 3 stars) It doesn’t start with a big bang, but it ends with...
One of the signature events of the summer is here — the Chosen Few Picnic & Festival. As always, the largest House music festival is expected...
(NewsUSA) – Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business, no matter the industry or company size. However, as economic headwinds and supply chain woes challenge...
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Over the last decade, Americans have debated the necessity of a racial reckoning. This impulse led to puzzling attempts to make amends for the past. When...
Who’s Who In Black Chicago returns to continue its longstanding tradition of celebrating the excellence of African American industry professionals within the Chicago community. The brand...
ANDREW MCCUTCHEN SALUTES THE PNC PARK CROWD AFTER GETTING HIS 2,000TH HIT, JUNE 11. (PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH PIRATES) The Pittsburgh Pirates and MLB great Andrew Stefan...
“August 20, 1619, 20 Africans arrived in Point Comfort, Virginia on a Dutch ship.” This is the opening line from Ted Williams III’s acclaimed “1619: The...
This Father’s Day Weekend, the Chicago Defender profiled three outstanding dads securing a legacy for their families and lending a helping hand to their communities. We...
For Father’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender highlights distinguished Black men from our city who are outstanding dads. How’s this for an early lesson on entrepreneurship...
For Father’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender highlights distinguished Black men from our city who are outstanding dads. Ross Mac is the epitome of homegrown. This...
Photo: Getty Images The two Democratic lawmakers who were expelled from the Tennessee House over gun violence protests won their primary elections on Thursday (June 15),...
