25 Best Soundtracks From Classic Black Films

June 1, 2025

By: Black Information Network

Commemorating the 1919 Chicago Race Riot: How Public Art and the Chicago Defender Keep the Story Alive

May 31, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback

Illinois iLottery Player Wins $1.67 Million Playing FastPlay Ultimate Diamond Jackpot

May 31, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

From Breakdown to Breakthrough: How Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health Is Healing Chicago

May 30, 2025

By: Monique Roberson

Karen Eubanks Jackson Makes History with ASCO Patient Advocate Award for Black Breast Cancer Advocacy

May 30, 2025

By: Special to The Chicago Defender

Race Against Gun Violence Returns to Chicago’s Grant Park on June 5 to Inspire Change

May 30, 2025

By: Tacuma Roeback

Mayor Brandon Johnson Breaks Ground on $34M Affordable Housing Project in West Humboldt Park

May 30, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

May 29, 2025

By: The Conversation

Trump Commutes Federal Sentence of Gangster Disciples Leader Larry Hoover, But He Remains in State Prison

May 29, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender

UNCF Black & White Ball Returns June 14 with After 7 and $1M Scholarship Goal

May 29, 2025

By: The Chicago Defender