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Chicago Defender 2025 Man of the Year: Chief Quention Curtis Appointed Fire Chief of the Village of Dolton, Stepping Boldly into His Winning Season

Chicago Defender’s 2025 Man of the Year, Quention Curtis, is in what many would call his winning season. Though he’s had many accomplishments over...

Syleena Johnson on Chicago Soul, ‘The Chi’ Supergroup, and Honoring Her Father’s Legacy

Syleena Johnson (Photo Provided). Given her accomplishments, longevity and gifts, there is ample evidence to declare Syleena Johnson as “one of one,” a rarity, a...

‘Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations’: Chicago Event Kicks Off National Menopause Tour

Tanya Bennett, founder of Hot Flashes and Cool Conversations Foundation, with Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller (Photo Provided).  Women from across the city gathered at...

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...

Christy George’s Inspiring Journey: From Bay Area Intern to 2025 Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Nominee

Christy George, Intersect Illinois's president and chief executive officer, received an email that made her day. While working long hours alone in her office,...

Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus Hosts 2nd Annual Job Fair, Drawing Over 1,000 Chicago Residents

Chicago Aldermen from left to right--Ald. Desmon Yancy (5th), Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th), Ald. Jason Ervin...

Financial Literacy and Generational Wealth: How Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Empowers Underserved Communities

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin (Photo Credit: Chicago City Treasurer's Office) BHM MoveMakers: Black Chicagoans Doing Big Things – Stories highlighting individuals in our city...

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...
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