Introducing the 2025 Chicago Defender Men of Excellence Honorees

April 28, 2025

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Bloody Sunday at 60: This Is Not a Celebration

March 7, 2025

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What We Can Learn From Octavia Butler in Times of Chaos

February 20, 2025

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Right-Wing ‘DEI Watchlist’ Targets More Federal Employees

February 17, 2025

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The Critical Importance of Racial Issues in America: Embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

September 22, 2024

By: Special Contributor

COLUMN: The Heartbreak of Injustice, Remembering Sonya Massey

July 30, 2024

By: Special Contributor

My ‘Black Job’ Is to Protect Democracy

July 10, 2024

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

April 22, 2024

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

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

April 12, 2024

By: Special Contributor

Chicago’s First Woman Bishop Shares Her Journey on ‘Faithfully Speaking’

March 21, 2024

By: Word In Black