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Chicago Defender Celebrates Milestone Anniversary

The Chicago Defender is celebrating its 114th Anniversary on May 5. It was founded on May 5, 1904, by Robert S. Abbott. The newspaper was...

Mothers, Allies Honor Incarcerated Moms Ahead of Mother’s Day

A week before Mother’s Day, formerly incarcerated moms and their allies stood in solidarity with women in jails and prisons and talked about the...

50 Men of Excellence Shine at Chicago Defender’s Annual Awards Program

50 men dressed in suits and ties strutted and strode into a banquet hall in downtown Chicago as their family members clapped and whistled...

Rap Sheet Day Looks to Help Formerly Incarcerated

In 1991, Otis Monroe founded the Monroe Foundation, a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, link and fund development projects within low-income communities in...
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