Social Justice

Former Gov. Rick Snyder is among some other state officials who will be dealing with criminal charges in connection with the Flint Water Crisis,...

The evolution of racist dog whistles and racism as a political strategy from the Jim Crow South.

Millions are out of work, while millions more are sheltering at home. The Covid-19 pandemic is a health crisis that has turned into an economic crisis. However, many Americans have failed to realize that there has been another pandemic raging in America since its founding over 244 years. The virus is racism, many are infected, and those who suffer symptoms are people of color. 

The 30th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Scholarship Breakfast, hosted by PUSH Excel, took place at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel on Monday. This year's theme was "Breaking the Cycle of Poverty through Educational Equity and Economic Investment."

To say Cyntoia Brown’s life has been complicated is an understatement. Brown is a young, black woman sentenced as an adult to life in...

  It’s not difficult to surmise that the innumerable contributions Black women have made to Black people and to the world will never receive its...

Bree Newsome snatched down a Confederate flag at the South Carolina Statehouse. Lesha Evans calmly faced down officers in riot gear at a Baton...

Gangs To Retaliate For Police Fatal Shooting of Paul O'Neal   By Kai EL' Zabar Defender Staff It's been reported that leaders from three Chicago gangs  met last...

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Suarez Family Ask for Your Help By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer On February 25, 2016, Jessica Suarez left her West Rogers Park home and went...