Art patron and entrepreneur Heiji Choy Black, in partnership with artist Theaster Gates, announces a new creative operation at the Stony Island Arts Bank,...
For 20 years, workers for the Roseland Ceasefire Project have walked the streets of Roseland, Pullman and West Pullman interrupting violence, providing jobs and...
by Jennifer Porter Gore
In January 1973, a 27-year-old Black woman named Cheryl Lanier vanished from San Francisco. No one filed a missing persons report for...
By Derrick Taylor, Chicago and Northwest Indiana Black McDonald’s Operator’s Association President and local McDonald’s Owner/Operator
Generational wealth isn’t just about money. It’s about building...
In a room filled with elegance, emotion, and intention, Dear Me Care Circle’s Third Annual Pre–Mother’s Day Awards Brunch held recently at Malcolm X...
The Chicago Defender’s Men of Excellence 2026 celebration returns, honoring phenomenal men who are making extraordinary impacts in their communities, industries and beyond. Next...
Sheila Chalmers-Currin- Mayor of Matteson, Illinois- will be joined by area elected officials, business leaders, residents , and the family of fallen U.S Army...
