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...
By Quintessa Williams
This article was originally published on Word In Black.
2024 was a challenging year for Black students, teachers, and language. Some school districts...
From L-R: Caleb Williams, Common and Angel Reese (Photo Credit: Jeremy Allen, Tacuma Roeback and Wikimedia Commons).
In Part Two of the Chicago Defender’s year...
From L-R: Mayor Brandon Johnson, DNC Stage and Shamier Little (Photo Credits: Tacuma Roeback, DNC and USATF.org)
Bizarre and unprecedented.
Those words could describe 2024, and...
By the Atlanta Daily World
VP Kamala Harris honored Shirley Chisholm by signing the Congressional Gold Medal Act. U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) and U.S....
Kamala Harris is speaking out for the first time since conceding the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump.
On Tuesday (November 26), the Democratic Party...
Are there lessons to be learned for 2028? Absolutely. Is this the end of the Democratic Party? No. (Photo Credit: MSC/Kuhlmann, Wikimedia Commons).
By Keith Boykin
This...
Harris’ loss was frustrating for the ministers and pastors who’ve emphasized the necessity, and sacred duty, of voting to their parishioners (Photo Credit: Screenshot...
By Keith Boykin
This article was originally published on Word In Black.
“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black,
examines the issues, the candidates,...
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton address concerns, vowing to protect state values...
