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Black History Month

National Blackout Day(s) Flex Black Economic Power, Fight

Screenshot from The 24-Hour Economic Blackout video on YouTube. This post was originally published on Defender Network On Feb. 28, National Blackout Day seeks to demonstrate...

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Al Sharpton on Trump’s Agenda, DEI Rollbacks, and the Fight for Democracy

Photo Credit: Facebook By Alexander Efird & James S. Bridgeforth, Ph.D.  It has been just one month since Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the...

Black Tech Leaders Inspire Students at Harper College

Photo credits: Harper College photographer Michael Hubatch Throughout the 20th century, innovation has evolved in ways that continue to shape our world, and this transformation...

Dr. Van Johnson’s Battle Against Racial Injustice: The Legal Lynching of a Black Psychiatrist in Anderson, Indiana

Van Johnson and the memoir that tells his tragic story, Framed and Profiled (Photo Provided). BHM Our Ancestors: Honoring the Pioneers – Stories about our...

Malcolm X: 60 Years Later, the Fire Still Burns

By Mustafa Ali This article was originally published on Word In Black. Sixty years since the bullets flew inside the Audubon Ballroom, the echoes of Malcolm X’s...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Chicago Book Launch: A Night of Legacy and Inspiration

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson celebrated the launch of her memoir, Lovely One, at Chicago’s Salem Baptist Church of Chicago (Photo Credit: Inez...

14 Exciting Valentine’s Day Date Ideas in Chicago: Food, Music & Adventure

Photo Credit: Getty Images Valentine’s Day is here, and it’s time to break free from the ordinary. Skip the tired flowers and predictable dinners. Chicago...

‘Policy: A Family Business’ Brings Black Chicago’s Hidden History to the Stage

Policy: A Family Business, a powerful stage production at the Harold Washington Cultural Center, explores the largely untold history of Black entrepreneurship through Chicago’s...

This Week In Black History Feb. 12-18

FEBRUARY 12 1793—Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave...

Dementia: The Silent Epidemic Stealing Our Loved Ones

Black Americans are twice as likely to develop dementia, yet awareness and early intervention remain low (Photo Credit Aalok Soni/baseimage). BHM Our Voices: Viewpoints on...
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