Project H.O.O.D. is transforming Chicago's South Side with the $40M Robert R. McCormick Leadership and Economic Opportunity Center (Photo Credit: Lanette Warbington).
A powerful moment...
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What began as a lighthearted celebration reel of Sunday brunch—a joyful tradition where Black women gather to look beautiful, share laughter...
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Walgreens will close five Chicago stores in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson confirmed to NBC Chicago. The closures, planned...
South Side Chicagoan and former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama confirmed...
Aris Singleton (Photo Provided).
Chicago’s own Aris Singleton, the CEO of Thank God It’s Natural (tgin) and a 2024 Chicago Defender Women of Excellence honoree,...
Semicolon Books, a cherished Chicago institution and one of the city’s only Black woman-owned bookstores is closing its doors for good. Proprietress Danielle (Danni)...
From L-R: Mayor Brandon Johnson, DNC Stage and Shamier Little (Photo Credits: Tacuma Roeback, DNC and USATF.org)
Bizarre and unprecedented.
Those words could describe 2024, and...
Three families recently moved into these homes in Roseland just before Christmas, marking the start of a bold initiative to rebuild Chicago’s underserved neighborhoods...
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By Nadira Jamerson
This article was originally published on Word In Black.
For many of us, Christmas is a time to exchange gifts,...
