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As a millennial black woman in a senior-level management position, I have always been enamored by black women who show up and own their spaces in…

JANET JACKSON WARDROBE MALFUNCTION February 1 1902—Langston Hughes, one of Black America’s greatest poets, is born in Joplin, Miss. He came to fame during the 1920s…

South Side Chicagoan, Edward Vaughn, aka Rockstar EV, studied rocket science in college and now hopes to become a rock star. Editor/photographer Jordan Arseneau captures his…

CHICAGO — Bitter cold temperatures are here. Use these winter tips to keep yourself and your familysafe and warm. Prevent carbon monoxide dangers: Make sure carbon…

Today, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced that her office is dropping counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse charges against…

Services at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Led by Rev. J. Lawrence Turner, Come as Nation Mourns 29-year-old Black Man Brutally Beaten to Death by Police Tyre…

CHICAGO – The Working Families Party (WFP) announced today its endorsement of Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson for mayor of Chicago. “The city of Chicago deserves a…

Photo Credit : Amber Marie Green Cook County Board Commissioner and Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson discussed his policies, vision, and hopes for a grander, more…

“Once again, our whole nation is watching in horror as police officers brutalize a young Black man on camera. Tyre Nichols was only 29 years old,…

January 26 1893—“Queen Bess,” Bessie Coleman, the nation’s first Black female aviator, was born in the small town of Atlanta, Texas. Coleman was also the first…