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From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized music and culture

Producers Fast Eddie and Joe Smooth mix at DJ International Studios in Chicago in 1990. Innovation was at the forefront of house and hip-hop....

COLUMN: A Final Act of Grace: Biden’s Opportunity to Redefine Pardons

President Joe Biden (left) with his son, Hunter Biden (right), whom he pardoned in December (Photo Credit: AP under a CC BY 4.0 license). The...

Trump’s Policy Plans Signal Major Shifts for Black Communities

The Trump administration’s proposed policies from environment to technology could have a significant impact on Black Americans, potentially reducing access to resources, legal protections,...

The Chicago Defender Endorses Kamala Harris: A Vote for Opportunity for All Americans

Kamala D. Harris offers a path toward fairness, economic relief and security, especially for Black families (Photo Credit: AP under Creative Commons 4.0 license).   In...

IT’S KAMALA’S TIME: VP Harris this close to securing Democratic nomination for President

VP KAMALA HARRIS IS ALMOST ASSUREDLY GOING TO BE THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT IN THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION.  SEE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW. Count...

GUEST OP-ED: Black Americans Are Embracing a New Era of Financial Inclusion

By US Rep. Jonathan Jackson In a country where wealth disparities persist, financial inclusion is still the road that leads to equity. Black Americans have...

Court blocks grants to Black women entrepreneurs in case that could restrict DEI efforts by companies and charities

Fearless Fund CEO Arian Simone speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2024. Tom Brenner/The Washington Post via Getty Images by Angela R. Logan,...

Kamala Harris hosts exclusive in-person interview with the Courier

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS SPEAKS WITH COURIER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ROD DOSS, FEB. 20, 2024. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.)  She’s proud to invest in...

From America to Africa: Hip-Hop in the Motherland 50 years later

BRAIN, AN ARTIST WITH STONE TOWN RECORDS; ZENJI BOI, OWNER OF STONE TOWN RECORDS;  A STONE TOWN RECORDS CUSTOMER. (PHOTO BY LAMONT JONES JR.) by...

A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no Black majority owners remain

The New York Rens played from 1923 to 1948. Black History Heroes/Twitter by Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder For the first time in 20 years,...

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