More than half a dozen Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers have reportedly been recommended for termination or resigned after an alleged racist text thread discussed pulling over Black drivers and using force against Black residents.

Who leaves a restaurant with a piece of saucy rib tip still in their mouth as they drive away? Marshelle did.  Located at 756 E....

Chicago officials broke ground Tuesday on the first phase of a major redevelopment of the former LeClaire Courts public housing site, launching construction on...

The incidence of breast cancer in Black women has increased in recent years. Here, we look at the stats and share resources catered to us.

By Kharyn Beard | Chicago Defender CHICAGO — There are events you attend, events you enjoy, and then there are experiences that stay with you...

By Hazel Trice Edney Families across the country are opening their monthly utility bills with a growing sense of dread. Groceries cost more. Rent costs...

By Angela K. Waller, Elevated Survivorship; Shonta Chambers, Patient Advocate Foundation; Ariel J. Thomas, Manifest Vision Partners Here’s a transformational idea: everyone should have access...

Diddy was reportedly transported to a hospital after suffering a head injury while behind bars, according to sources. The circumstances surrounding the injury remain unclear, and it has not been disclosed how the Bad Boy Records founder was hurt. A representative for Combs addressed the reports in a statement to Complex. “We are aware of […]

A new book by Barbara Karant preserves the historic, largely vanished interiors of the former Johnson Publishing Company headquarters in downtown Chicago.

Black leaders, including the Congressional Black Caucus, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Omar’s congressional colleagues, are responding after federal agents searched the congresswoman’s home ahead of the midterm elections.

Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) invites firms to submit a proposal in response to this RFP. NITA has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (“DBE”) Program in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation 49 CFR Part...