City
Tina Knowles Reflects on Motherhood, Legacy, and Finding Herself in New Memoir ‘Matriarch’
By: Marshelle Sanders
Branford Marsalis to Headline Jazz Institute Gala: A Night That Honors the Past and Sounds the Future
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour in Chicago Reclaims Country Music and Honors Black Legacy
By: Marshelle Sanders
‘Healing Illinois’: How a Statewide Racial Healing Initiative Is Uniting Communities Across the State
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
Entertainment
Tina Knowles Reflects on Motherhood, Legacy, and Finding Herself in New Memoir ‘Matriarch’
By: Marshelle Sanders
Branford Marsalis to Headline Jazz Institute Gala: A Night That Honors the Past and Sounds the Future
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
Diddy Associates Reportedly Working On Trump Pardon
By: Black Information Network
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour in Chicago Reclaims Country Music and Honors Black Legacy
By: Marshelle Sanders
City, Life, Style
Branford Marsalis to Headline Jazz Institute Gala: A Night That Honors the Past and Sounds the Future
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour in Chicago Reclaims Country Music and Honors Black Legacy
By: Marshelle Sanders
Chicago Originals: Dave Jeff and Yohance Lacour Talk Kicks, Culture, and Coming Up
By: Marshelle Sanders
Why We Are Excited About the Met Gala’s Celebration of Black Dandyism
By: Special to The Chicago Defender
Politics
Calvin Jordan Sworn In for Second Term as Rich Township Supervisor Amid Historic Community Celebration
By: The Chicago Defender
Mayor Brandon Johnson Marks Two Years in Office with Focus on Safety, Schools, and Housing
By: The Chicago Defender
Paulette Granberry Russell on the Fight for DEI, Free Speech, and the Future of Higher Education
By: Special to The Chicago Defender
Tougaloo College Faces Threats After Jasmine Crockett’s Commencement Speech
By: Black Information Network
National
Trump Wants Investigation Into Beyoncé, Oprah, & Other Harris Endorsers
By: Black Information Network
Jawanza Kunjufu’s Revolutionary Voice for Black Education
By: Word In Black
SCOTUS Affirms Lawsuit Against Cop Who Killed Black Man During Traffic Stop
By: Black Information Network
Cutting Energy Star Hurts Americans – And Helps No One But Polluters
By: Ben Jealous