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Why people stay after local economies collapse − a story of home among the ghosts of shuttered steel mills

Steelworkers line up for their paychecks at U.S. Steel’s South Works in Chicago in 1959. Bettman Collection via Getty Images by Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Drexel...

From a pig as political candidate to a breakout speech for Obama − Democratic National Convention often leaves its mark on history

The logo for the Democratic National Convention is displayed at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., ahead of the Aug. 19-22, 2024, event. Scott...

Black and Unhoused: How Black Chicago’s Fight for Affordable Housing Echoes Through Generations

This collage details how Black segregation from the past has fueled the homegrown crises of Black homelessness and affordable housing scarcity (Credit: Christa Carter-Williams). This...

What Happens When Your Friend, Sister, or Daughter Goes Missing?

MISSINGPERSONS: LaTonya Moore poses with her daughter’s urn, Shantieya Smith, inside her home 150 miles away from Chicago. May 11th, 2023. Smith was reported...

Black Excellence in Gymnastics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NORMAL, ILLINOIS, March 23, 2024) Talia Omotola, an 8th grader at Lincoln Middle School in Edwardsville, recently competed in the State Gymnastics Championship...

Donald Trump Isn’t the First President to Be Arrested

Upon turning himself into Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail, former President Donald Trump will become the second person in U.S. history to serve as president...

Stacey Abrams Concedes Loss to Brian Kemp in Georgia Governor’s Race

As Stacey Abrams conceded the loss for governor of Georgia to Republican incumbent Brain Kemp, supporters vowed to continue her mission of eliminating voter...

Warnock, Walker Will Face Each Other Again on Dec. 6

Georgia voters who hoped for a decisive outcome to hotly contested midterm races and an end to the relentless run of campaign ads dominating...

Rev. Al Sharpton to ask for Leniency for Brittney Griner ahead of WNBA All Star Game

Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will be in Chicago today with Cherelle Griner, wife of basketball star Brittney...

This Week In Black History May 4 – May 10, 2022

May 4 1891—Dr. Daniel Hale Williams founds the Provident Hospital and Training Center in Chicago, Ill. It becomes a major training center for Black doctors...
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