Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson celebrated the launch of her memoir, Lovely One, at Chicago’s Salem Baptist Church of Chicago (Photo Credit: Inez...
Divinefavour Osuji (Photo Provided).
BHM Move Makers: Black Chicagoans Doing Big Things – Stories highlighting individuals in our city who are driving change.
Chicago high school...
Valerie Jarrett (Photo Credit: Obama Foundation).
Trailblazers Unite to Celebrate the Leadership and Impact of Exemplary Black Women at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on...
Myles Lee Reed Sr. recently celebrated his 100th birthday on the South Side, surrounded by family and friends (Photo Credit: Tacuma R. Roeback).
A Black...
From Chicago’s South Side to the Super Bowl stage, Sydney Blaylock redefines roller skating with her unique JB style, inspiring young skaters and showcasing...
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,...
From L-R: Caleb Williams, Common and Angel Reese (Photo Credit: Jeremy Allen, Tacuma Roeback and Wikimedia Commons).
In Part Two of the Chicago Defender’s year...
Art Credit: Robert H. Marshall Jr.
By Robert H. Marshall Jr.
At the Waymaker Black Male Leadership Summit, Chicago was alive with Black excellence. I had the...
