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Former Cabrini-Green residents, and lifelong friends, Marques “MeRk” Elliston and Dr. Cher’Don Reynolds, are spearheading a mission to revitalize, reclaim, and preserve the building most recently…
During their five-year struggle with infertility, Bre and Chris Yingling went through several rounds of in vitro fertilization, the most recent attempt ending in stillbirth over…
Aisha Griffin, owner of Afro Joe’s Coffee & Tea Shop, is well aware that Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications,…
By Sam Judy | Dallas Weekly News Last year, DW reported on the ongoing fight for clean water in Sandbranch. As the issue has been repeatedly…
On March 23, 2010, claiming a historic triumph, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, a $938 billion health care overhaul. On this date: In…
Thursday, March 21, Ghanaian American singer and New York native, Amaarae hit the stage at the House of Blues. Fans were shoulder to shoulder as supporters flocked…
By Alexa Spencer The United States is experiencing its greatest measles outbreak in years. As of late February, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 41…
Is it weird for Black Chicagoans to indulge in Rock music? Particularly, punk rock, or heavy metal, are seen in most traditional Black households as…
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer Hollywood is known for creating fantasies and false narratives, but the entertainment industry does keep it real sometimes,…
Uplifting Black women media makers is Yvonne Welbon’s mission. That’s why she founded Sisters in Cinema as an online resource in 1997. Now, the digital resource…