From Breakdown to Breakthrough: How Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health Is Healing Chicago

By: Monique Roberson

Trump Commutes Federal Sentence of Gangster Disciples Leader Larry Hoover, But He Remains in State Prison

By: The Chicago Defender

UNCF Black & White Ball Returns June 14 with After 7 and $1M Scholarship Goal

By: The Chicago Defender

CHA Board of Commissioners Approves Community Enhancements for Altgeld Gardens

By: The Chicago Defender

Shaboozey Side-Eyes Megan Moroney For Who She Says ‘Invented’ Country Music

By: Black Information Network

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

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

Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

By: The Conversation

Trump Commutes Federal Sentence of Gangster Disciples Leader Larry Hoover, But He Remains in State Prison

By: The Chicago Defender

BIN Partners With Obama Foundation To Advance Youth Community Engagement

By: Black Information Network

This Week In Black History May 28-June 3, 2025

By: Courier Newsroom