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Few places are more appropriate to celebrate Hip-hop than the Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Museum. The minute you enter the doors of this two-story Bronzeville walk-up…
Vice President Kamala Harris returned to Chicago for her third official visit of the summer on Friday, this time to advocate for common sense gun laws…
Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday all weekend, and you’re invited to join. This weekend is chock full of events and celebrations commemorating the genre’s golden…
One of Chicago’s most iconic parades is back to help kick off and celebrate the start of the 2023-2024 school year! On Saturday, August 12th, the…
We celebrate Hip-hop’s 50th Birthday and Chicago’s indelible influence on the genre. Hip-hop is officially old enough to start getting mail from AARP. Friday marks the…
The exhibit “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2023. Marvin…
Photo: Getty Images A Georgia mother has filed a lawsuit alleging her child was decapitated during delivery. On Wednesday (August 9), an attorney for 20-year-old Jessica…
Photo: Getty Images Calls are growing for a white woman to be charged and arrested after she allegedly kicked and spit on a Black man during…
By: Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn The United States has long been described as a nation of ideas. The founding fathers wrote that “with a…
The Chicago Defender speaks to DJ El about the Afrobeats artists performing at Afro Nation Detroit. Afrobeats is defined as electronic and dance music elements set…