Mayor Brandon Johnson Talks DOJ Inquiry, Public Safety, and Building a Safer, More Affordable Chicago

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Obama Visits Peach’s Restaurant in Bronzeville, Taps Local Chef for Presidential Center Dining

By: The Chicago Defender

Jussie Smollett Settles With Chicago, Donates $50K to Youth Arts Nonprofit

By: The Chicago Defender

Chicago Housing Authority Moves to Secure Long-Term Affordability and Stability for Harrison Courts Residents

By: Site Editor

Daley Plaza Farmers Market Returns May 22 with Fresh Produce, Local Vendors, and Weekly Events

By: The Chicago Defender

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

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

Mayor Brandon Johnson Talks DOJ Inquiry, Public Safety, and Building a Safer, More Affordable Chicago

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Cruelty is a National Scourge – And Would Be Made Worse by the MAGA Budget Bill

By: Ben Jealous

Federal Court Blocks Trump-Era Plan to Dismantle Education Department After Raoul-Led Lawsuit

By: The Chicago Defender

Calvin Jordan Sworn In for Second Term as Rich Township Supervisor Amid Historic Community Celebration

By: The Chicago Defender

Mayor Brandon Johnson Talks DOJ Inquiry, Public Safety, and Building a Safer, More Affordable Chicago

By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor

5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed

By: The Conversation

George Floyd Square Remains a Sacred Site for Healing, Justice, and Joy

By: Word In Black

Obama Visits Peach’s Restaurant in Bronzeville, Taps Local Chef for Presidential Center Dining

By: The Chicago Defender