Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is taking a stand against the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military service, joining a coalition of 20 state...
Student protestors outside the Supreme Court as affirmative action cases argued inside (Photo Credit: Victoria Pickering/Flickr under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license).
By James S....
Before she would become the Democratic presidential nominee. Kamala Harris with her mother Shyamala Gopalan (Photo: X).
By Ben Jealous
When Kamala Harris was sworn in...
National Urban League President/CEO Marc Morial and his mother, Mrs. Sybil Haydel Morial
NEW ORLEANS – The Morial family has announced the passing of their...
In a powerful and reflective conversation, Chicago Defender Managing Editor Tacuma Roeback interviewed National Urban League President Marc H. Morial during the Democratic National...
Former President Donald Trump's running mate Sen. J. D. Vance speaking with attendees at The People's Convention at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan (Photo...
Roderick K. Hawkins (Credit: Powell Creative Services).
In 2024, many emerging leaders are paving the way for future generations to follow in their footsteps. Their...
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By Zuri Anderson
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a legendary icon in the ongoing fight against racial injustice in the United States. Even though it's...
