Katara Patton

Katara Patton

CP Around Town: Honoring Men, Women and Students

*We didn’t get to publish all of the pictures in this week’s (Nov. 14-20, 2018) CP Around Town column; please…
11.14.18
A HEALTHY Thanksgiving

    Nobody does Thanksgiving like African-American families, but as the statistics and disparities continue to rise when it comes…
11.14.18
RUSSELL THOMAS: The Man With The Golden Voice

    In 1945 Robert Todd Duncan became the first person of color at the New York City Opera to…
11.14.18
Bobby Rush Leads Rally To Stop Target Closings

U.S. Representative Bobby Rush recently led a rally at the Target Store at 1154 S. Clark Avenue in Chicago urging…
11.13.18
Open Letter from Michelle Obama–Exclusively for The Chicago Defender

    In the summer of 1975, Dr. Joseph A. Lavizzo, Jr., the principal at Bryn Mawr Elementary School in…
11.14.18
Hello, Dolly!: The Perfect Matchmaker

Broadway In Chicago’s historical Oriental Theatre Presents TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL HELLO, DOLLY! Written By: Michael Stewart Music By:…
11.08.18
JB Pritzker Wins!

    In a high-stakes, high price-tag election, JB Pritzker overwhelmingly won the top seat in Illinois, causing incumbent Governor…
11.07.18
Brittany Cooper Writes About Black Women and Rage

The “angry Black woman” is as much of a stereotype in the African American community as any other label used…
11.06.18
Target’s Planned Closures Big Loss To South Side

    Regardless of the numerous job losses, pleas from elected officials, and the negative impact closure of two South…
11.06.18
‘Better Than Jail’ But Still Disruptive: Electronic Monitoring’s Effect on Young People

  While Illinois has made some progress in decreasing incarceration, criminal justice reformers say “e-carceration,” or house arrest, can be…
11.14.18
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