City
How This Black-Owned South Side Eatery Turned a Setback Into a Comeback
By: Tacuma Roeback, Managing Editor
Black Maternal Health Week 2025: Community-Led Care Model Targets Racial Disparities
By: The Chicago Defender
Red Clay Dance Company’s 16 centers perseverance and legacy in Vershawn Sanders-Ward Revival and Bebe Miller Premiere
By: The Chicago Defender
1-800-TruckWreck to Provide Free Easter Meals to 1,000 Chicago Families
By: The Chicago Defender
Entertainment
Evan Moore: Why You Should See Pro Wrestling Live—Especially in a City Like Chicago
By: Evan Moore
Red Clay Dance Company’s 16 centers perseverance and legacy in Vershawn Sanders-Ward Revival and Bebe Miller Premiere
By: The Chicago Defender
Met Gala First Look: Celebs Detail Their Connections To Black Dandyism
By: Black Information Network
This Week In Black History April 16-22, 2025
By: Courier Newsroom
City, Life, Style
JaSaun Buckner: The Girl That Did It From the South Side
By: Aaron Paxton Arnold
WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Weekend Celebrates Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Chicago
By: The Chicago Defender
Meet the 2025 Chicago Defender Women of Excellence Honorees: Stories of Resilience, Leadership, and Impact
By: The Chicago Defender
Society of Mannequins Honors Toni Preckwinkle, Awards 2025 Scholarship at Legacy-Filled Luncheon
By: Marshelle Sanders
Politics
Biden Rips Trump’s Social Security Plans In First Post-Presidency Speech
By: Black Information Network
COLUMN: Jesse Jackson Jr. Warns of the “Al Jolson Syndrome” and the True Cost of Attacking DEI
By: Special to The Chicago Defender
The History They Fear is the Truth We Carry
By: Ben Jealous
Trump Administration Freezes $790M in Federal Funding for Northwestern Amid Antisemitism Investigation
By: The Chicago Defender
National
The New ‘Great Dying’ Deserves Our Attention and Action
By: Ben Jealous
How Trump’s Tariffs Are Affecting Black Beauty Supply Stores
By: Black Information Network
Suspected FSU Gunman Raised In Sheriff Culture, Known For Right-Wing Views
By: Black Information Network
Misinformation Surrounding Fatal Track Meet Stabbing: What You Need To Know
By: Black Information Network