african american history
Can This Chicago Preacher Save ‘The Blacksonian’?
April 13, 2025
By: Word In Black
Carol Moseley Braun Named Board Chair of DuSable Black History Museum
April 8, 2025
By: The Chicago Defender
Society of Mannequins Honors Toni Preckwinkle, Awards 2025 Scholarship at Legacy-Filled Luncheon
March 23, 2025
By: Marshelle Sanders
The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
March 22, 2025
By: Courier Newsroom
Pullman Porter Museum Celebrates 30 Years and Honors 100 Years of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
February 10, 2025
By: Site Editor
‘Keeping the Main Thing, the Main Thing’: Our Mission in a Democracy Under Siege
January 31, 2025
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
Mayor Harold Washington’s Enduring Legacy Honored at Annual Wreath-Laying Ceremony
November 26, 2024
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
Black Films Shine at 60th Chicago International Film Festival
October 18, 2024
By: Tacuma Roeback, Chicago Defender Managing Editor
‘King of Kings’ Premieres at Harper Court Theater, Uncovering the Story of Chicago’s Policy King
September 20, 2024
By: Staff Report
Kim Coleman Foote’s Literary Journey: From Chicago State to Printers Row
September 5, 2024
By: Marshelle Sanders