Great Migration

Civil rights marchers protest housing discrimination in Chicago on Aug. 2, 1966. AP Photo by Colin Gordon, University of Iowa Donald Trump has picked former football...

Author Kim Coleman Foote reflects on her family’s legacy of strength, her debut novel "Coleman Hill" and the support she’s received as a finalist...

Tariq Nasheed, director of Microphone Check, a documentary about Hip-hop (Credit: Kickstarter). By Corli Jay With her most recent album "Cowboy Carter," Beyonce has sparked conversations...

This is Part Two of the Chicago Defender’s series Black and Unhoused: How Segregation Fueled a Homegrown Crisis, which is part of the “Healing...

Born and raised in the Englewood community on the South Side of Chicago, Arionne Nettles shares an unbreakable bond with the city she calls...

The Pullman Porters were more than men shining shoes, carrying bags, cleaning, and setting up the sleeping berth. These hardworking men were architects of...

As of late, many people have weighed in on the gang violence in Chicago. We are under a microscope (after all we are Obama's hometown), to make it even more interesting our Mayor was his former Chief of Staff -- Rahm Emanuel. Our city has become an emblem for liberalism, a favorite for the media to focus on. And what do they write about? Gangs of ...