A Chicago Defender article from 1946 that chronicles the Hemmons family becoming unhoused.
This is Part Three of the Chicago Defender’s series Black and Unhoused:...
Chicago native Lisa Forbes' journey from darkness to light includes overcoming trauma and religious, sexual and emotional abuse. Her book, “I Can Take It...
...Chicago's New Police Superintendent
By Ken Hare
Chicago Defender Staff Writer
It's official Chicago, Eddie Johnson has been sworn in as Chicago's latest Police Superintendent. But before...
Poverty In Illinois: Highest Ever
The Heartland Alliance, a not-for-profit research group, just published its report on the conditions of poverty and its findings cements...
WASHINGTON -- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) on Sunday criticized what he described as lopsided coverage of the situation in Ferguson,...
The cigarette industry, like many of its customers, is gasping for air. And now it's turning more than ever to racial targeting to survive.
Reynolds...
