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Black Tech Leaders Inspire Students at Harper College

Photo credits: Harper College photographer Michael Hubatch Throughout the 20th century, innovation has evolved in ways that continue to shape our world, and this transformation...

Financial Literacy and Generational Wealth: How Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Empowers Underserved Communities

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin (Photo Credit: Chicago City Treasurer's Office) BHM MoveMakers: Black Chicagoans Doing Big Things – Stories highlighting individuals in our city...

‘Policy: A Family Business’ Brings Black Chicago’s Hidden History to the Stage

Policy: A Family Business, a powerful stage production at the Harold Washington Cultural Center, explores the largely untold history of Black entrepreneurship through Chicago’s...

Keke Palmer Named Creme of Nature’s Chief Brand Officer, Honoring Black Hair Legacy in Chicago

Revlon General Chandra Coleman, Creme of Nature Co-Founder Theodore Ted Manuel and new Chief Brand Officer Keke Palmer (Photo Credit: Tacuma Roeback). BHM Living Legends:...

Savor the Culture: 10th Annual Chicago BLACK Restaurant Week Serves Up Flavor, Heritage and Excellence

Dishes from participating Chicago BLACK Restaurant Week eateries (Photo Credit Instagram). Black History Month is marked by many celebrations rooted in tradition, nostalgia and love.  Among...

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....

ABC 7 Chicago Celebrates Black History Month With Special Programming, Including ‘Our Chicago: Black Hair Is…’

ABC 7’s Cheryl Burton, Hosea Sanders, Val Warner and Terrell Brown contribute to the station's Black History Month programming (Photos Provided by ABC 7...

Google Honors Chicago House Music with Animated Doodle for Black History Month

Image courtesy of Google House Music and its legendary Black creators from Chicago got the ultimate shout-out to start Black History Month. On Saturday, Feb....

Black History Month, MLK Day, & More Banned By Trump’s Defense Agency

Photo: Getty Images The Defense Intelligence Agency has ordered a pause prohibiting all activities and events related to Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, and...

This Week In Black History October 9-15, 2024

1945: Jesse James Payne was lynched in Madison County, Florida OCTOBER 9 1806—Benjamin Banneker dies in Ellicott Mills, Md., at age 74. Banneker was a brilliant...

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