On Monday, Brandon Johnson will be sworn in as the 57th mayor of Chicago at Credit Union 1 Arena (UIC Pavilion). Tickets to attend his inauguration...
THE CHICAGO DEFENDER — As you wind down this Mother’s Day with us, please get to know these four incredible women who happen to be killing...
For Mother’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender shares stories of dynamic Black women thriving in their careers and providing loving guidance for their families. Correy Bell...
In April, more than 200 justice-impacted advocates, government officials, and technology leaders met in Washington, DC, for a post-incarceration employment hackathon. The nationally acclaimed non-profit Mission:Launch...
You are here with your heart and through the heartache, through blood, sweat, and tears of everything that’s came before, for everything yet to come. You...
For Mother’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender shares stories of dynamic Black women thriving in their careers and providing loving guidance for their families. by Debra...
On Friday, Chicago’s 56th Mayor, Lori Lightfoot, left her fifth-floor City Hall office for good. She will make way for Brandon Johnson, who will be inaugurated...
For Mother’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender shares stories of dynamic Black women thriving in their careers and providing loving guidance for their families. Kenwood Academy...
By Ben Jealous As someone who’s been organizing since I was a teenager, I can tell you that it’s hard to get people to focus on...
For Mother’s Day weekend, the Chicago Defender shares stories of dynamic Black women thriving in their careers and providing loving guidance for their families. Today’s...
It’s Mother’s Day and a lot of us- although we adore our mothers’ – got caught off guard regarding the national holiday that some regard as...
For the first time in over 30 years, the Chicago Bears will not have to deal with a Green Bay Packers team led by a Hall...
Photo: Getty Images A 14-year-old student in Colorado says he no longer feels safe at his middle school after facing egregious acts of racism from his...
The Girls Like Me Project, Inc., in partnership with National Geographic Explorer Alyea Pierce, aims to expose girls to powerful narratives and contributions of Black girls...
The Girls Like Me Project, Inc., in partnership with National Geographic Explorer Alyea Pierce, aims to expose girls to powerful narratives and contributions of Black girls...
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced that Daniel Penny, who applied a fatal chokehold to a man on a New York City subway, will be charged with manslaughter....
Young Thug has been rushed to the hospital. The chart-topping rapper was scheduled to appear in a Fulton County courtroom this morning, but was transported to...
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been involved in an investigation of an officer-involved shooting that took place in the early morning hours on Wednesday in...
As one of the few Black men in his industry, Brawnski Armstrong counts his rise to become a software engineer as lucky yet unlikely. Armstrong came...
As one of the few Black men in his industry, Brawnski Armstrong counts his rise to become a software engineer as lucky yet unlikely. Armstrong came...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his secret benefactor, GOP megadonor Harlan Crow are in lockstep maintaining their innocence in the highly unethical case of an...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I don’t blame the youth. You’ve got to blame some adults hiding behind the scenes, pied piping and pied papering all of this...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A court convicted Griner in August of trying to smuggle narcotics. She received a nine-year sentence, which an appeals court upheld last month....
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Women characters becoming sword slashing or shotgun-toting badasses (i.e., Kill Bill and Foxy Brown) or rebels against their prescribed roles (i.e. Thelma &...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — 300 Entertainment, the label home of Megan Thee Stallion launched a content and film division, 300 Studios. 300 Studios is headed by Kevin...
