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When the Missing Stay Missing: The Crisis of Disappearing Black Americans

by Jennifer Porter Gore In January 1973, a 27-year-old Black woman named Cheryl Lanier vanished from San Francisco. No one filed a missing persons report for...

The Legacy Continues: 121 Years of the Chicago Defender and the Power of Black Excellence

May 2026 Edition On May 5, 1905, the legendary Chicago Defender was born from vision, courage, purpose and an unwavering commitment to telling our stories unapologetically. One hundred...

Aaron Mair: Sierra Club Crisis Is About Governance, Power

Aaron Mair, the Sierra Club’s first Black president, speaks out on the “pattern of disposal” targeting Black men in environmental leadership. Dr. Angelo A. Williams EDITOR’S...

State Rep. Ford and Alderwoman Rodriguez-Sanchez advocate for overdose prevention program on Chicago’s West Side

State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, is partnering with local public health organizations, elected officials, and researchers from Brown University to highlight new...

The Color of Trust

By Ben Jealous In politics, fear has a color. For most of American history, that color has been Black. No ad has taught that lesson more brutally...

Aaron Mair: Sierra Club Crisis Is About Governance, Power

Aaron Mair, the Sierra Club’s first Black president, speaks out on the “pattern of disposal” targeting Black men in environmental leadership. Dr. Angelo A. Williams EDITOR’S...

The Many Hats We Wear, and the Grace It Takes to Wear Them Well

Mother's Day 2026 Edition As we step into May and approach Mother’s Day, I find myself reflecting on the many roles we carry; wife, mother,...

Introducing The Monthly Column Where Dyanna Knight Lewis Takes You From the Pages to the Publisher!

April 2026 Edition There comes a moment in every woman’s journey where she must make a decision: to remain as she has always been… or...

Why Teaching Black History Is Sacred Work

From scripture to family stories, passing down history helps Black children understand who they are — and whose shoulders they stand on. by Rev. Dorothy S....

What We Can Learn From Octavia Butler in Times of Chaos

Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due are leaning into Butler’s Afrofuturistic vision to save hearts “in the midst of stress.” By Aaron Foley  In case you haven’t...
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