In 2023, we lost more of our heroes, luminaries who distinguished themselves in the arts, business, media and music.
They were titans in their respective...
Black people in our city are doing remarkable things and living extraordinary lives.
In 2023, Chicago Defender writers profiled real Chicagoans who have distinguished themselves...
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...
CAPTION: Lord Solomon, aka Solomon J. Brown, is an emerging singer bringing that Chicago soul (All Photos by Jason Boulware).
From the heart of L-Town,...
In a world where social media can completely wreak havoc on a person's self-esteem and invoke feelings of unworthiness, there remains a critical need...
When Emmett Till's mutilated body was transported back to Chicago for his funeral, some 100,000 people stopped by Bronzeville's Roberts Temple Church of God...
Two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Andre Braugher died after a brief illness on Monday. He was 61.
Before Braugher became one of his generation's finest actors,...
Kurtis Blow stars in "The Hip Hop Nutcracker," playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, Dec. 12-17 (Photo Credit: Cheryl Mann).
Starting Tuesday, when Hip-hop legend...
