Black excellence. Black history. Black issues.
From our purview, those themes characterized 2023. It was our great pleasure to profile the best and brightest from...
By Nicole Jeanine Johnson
In the second installment of our "What's going on in Venezuela?" series, we return to Soledad Álvarez Velasco, an Ecuadorian socio-anthropologist,...
By Nicole Jeanine Johnson
Over the last year and a half, Chicago's Sanctuary City designation has been tested. As of August 2022, the city has absorbed...
By Nicole Jeanine Johnson
Award-winning singer and songwriter Erica Campbell has released her third studio album, "I Love You." This album is an open invitation...
Here are the top stories from the Chicago Defender for the Week of Sept.18-24:
Black Women Childcare Providers Face Peril as COVID-Era Funding Expires
When the...
Kiley Russell, founder of Kemit Academy in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood (Photo Provided).
By Nicole Jeanine Johnson
Rosia Watson has been in the childcare industry for...
