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The Fighting Illini prepare to take on the 2025 season

Seventy-four years is a long time to wait. The last time the Fighting Illini claimed the title of national champion was in 1951. Since then,...

Breaking the Silence: How Chicago Leaders Are Changing the Conversation on Black Men’s Mental Health

By Ashton Hutchinson In certain spaces across Chicago, young black men are having conversations they never expected to have. They talk about anxiety. About pain....

From Pit to Purpose: Carmen Lemons Leads Lem’s Bar-B-Q with Wellness, Wisdom & a Whole Lot of Flavor

When you walk into Lem’s Bar-B-Q on 75th, you’re not just smelling ribs—you’re inhaling history. And now, under the leadership of Carmen Lemons, the...

Bigger Than Basketball: How Black Male Mentors Are Rewriting Futures

A few years ago, a young man walked into the Chicago Positive Impact gym with a short temper, low grades, and no real sense...

Black Women Built the WNBA—So Why Aren’t They the Faces of It?

Black Women WNBA Stars Past and Present Cynthia Cooper, A'ja Wilson, and Angel Reese (Photo Credits: Instagram, John Mac, Wikimedia Commons). When you think of...

Chicago Sky Fall to Top-Seeded Minnesota Lynx Despite Angel Reese’s Ninth Straight Double-Double

The Chicago Sky's Rachel Banham and Angel Reese at a postgame press conference following a loss to the Minnesota Lynx (Screenshot). The Chicago Sky suffered...

Angel Reese Leads Sky to Statement Win Over Lynx

The Chicago Sky's Angel Reese (Center), Kamilla Cardoso (Left), and Ariel Atkins (not pictured) propelled their team to a win over the Minnesota Lynx...

Chicago Sky Celebrate Big Night with Win Over Wings Behind Rebecca Allen’s Season-High Performance

Chicago Sky Head Coach Tyler Marsh discusses the team's win over the Dallas Wings (Photo Credit: Tacuma Roeback). There was a lot to celebrate at...

Black Music Month Celebrates Terisa Griffin’s ‘More Than a Woman’ is More Than an Album—It’s Her Truth in Vinyl

In an exclusive interview with The Chicago Defender's Monique Roberson (L), singer and philanthropist Terisa Griffin (R) shares the soulful inspiration behind her new...

Shenita Muse: Building Homes and Power to Combat Chicago’s Housing Crisis

Overlooking Roseland (Photo Credit: Nitram242/Flickr). When I drive through the Roseland neighborhood—the community I serve in —I don’t just see blight. I see possibility. I...

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