The South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC), the country’s oldest, independently run, and continuously operating Black arts institution, recently announced its planned rehabilitation and...
January 8
1866—Fisk University is founded in Nashville, Tenn., for recently freed slaves by the American Missionary Association. The college grows to become one...
From Chicago’s South Side to the Super Bowl stage, Sydney Blaylock redefines roller skating with her unique JB style, inspiring young skaters and showcasing...
From L-R: Caleb Williams, Common and Angel Reese (Photo Credit: Jeremy Allen, Tacuma Roeback and Wikimedia Commons).
In Part Two of the Chicago Defender’s year...
Kwanzaa, a week-long celebration of African-American culture, heritage, and unity, takes place annually from December 26 to January 1. Created in 1966 by Dr....
Harry Lennix as August Wilson in "How I Learned What I Learned" for the Congo Square Theatre Company (Photo Courtesy of Congo Square Theatre/Facebook).
The...
Quincy Jones conducts an orchestra in Rome in May 2004. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images
by Philip Ewell, Hunter College
Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3, 2024, at...
