South Side Chicagoan and former First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Office of Barack and Michelle Obama confirmed...
Protesters in Detroit rally to support the 2020 election results and other causes. Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
by Ronald Brown, Wayne State University...
President Biden delivers the final speech during Day 1 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
CHICAGO – Since Vice President Kamala Harris declared, "We did...
The Democratic National Convention Committee just announced the official line-up for the 2024 Convention, which kicks off next week in our great city!
The festivities...
Not long after President Biden decided to withdraw from the presidential race, he immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee and...
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This article was originally published on Word In Black.
By Keith Boykin
“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word...
Year in Review: Chicago Came to a Political Crossroads in 2016
By: Defender Senior Writer, Mary L. Datcher and Defender Contributing Writer, Erick Johnson
The marathon of...
Conceding to the Democratic Party’s shocking and devastating defeat to President-elect Donald Trump, President Obama invited Trump to meet with him at the White House to discuss the transfer of power. . Obama called The Donald after the business magnate surpassed the threshold to win the presidency of the United States to congratulate him, which indicated a great […]
