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Chicago Defender’s Black Holiday Gift Guide: Shop Local and Celebrate Black-Owned Excellence

From L-R: Gift items from Sip & Savor, The Girls Locker Room and Stoviink. As the holiday season draws near, it's the perfect opportunity to...

Black-Owned Brand Creates Travel Gear Celebrating Kids of Color

By BlackNews.com Over half of all children in the United States are children of color. That’s why Dutchess and Duke, a new kids' travel gear...

Can Black People Afford to Quiet Quit?  

Photo: Getty Images   “Quiet quitting.”   It’s a new buzzword circulating the internet, which is a shiny corporate-esque phrase that simply means just doing one’s job...

Cook County Board Approves Tax Incentives for Redevelopment Project in Chatham

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a Class 7 property tax incentive, at the recommendation of the County’s Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC),...

Harvard Law Grad Launches Black Woman-Owned Film and Content Production Company

Raye Mitchell, a Harvard Law School grad turned entertainment lawyer, has partnered with Cindy Brown, an Olympic Gold Medalist, and former WNBA player, to...

Changing the Narrative in PR with CLOUT, LLC

CLOUT, LLC is a marketing and public relations agency supplying strategic marketing communications counsel and turn-key public relations tools as well as tactics that...

CTA to Receive $118.4 Million Through American Rescue Plan

Funds from President Biden’s American Rescue Plan will provide additional support to 35 transit agencies in 18 states At an event with Vice President...

NFL Hall of Famer Richard Dent Blazes New Trail in Energy Sector

When Richard Dent was a little boy growing up in Atlanta during the 1960s, he became very curious about electricity and gas. As a...

Sterling Bay’s Keiana Barrett Headlines ISU DEI Event

Illinois State alumna Keiana Barrett, Director of Diversity & Strategic Development at Sterling Bay, will speak to students on Wednesday, Feb 23. The event...

Joint “Readiness Summit” Planned for Stakeholders and Small Business Owners

Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced their partnership to host the first-ever joint...
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