Caption: Red Line Extension 103rd Street Station East View (Rendering Courtesy of the Chicago Transit Authority). Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the historic Red Line Extension...
(NewsUSA) – By 2030, an estimated 12.1 million Americans will experience a common heart condition called atrial fibrillation (AFib), sometimes felt as an irregular or fluttering...
Photo: Getty Images Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is fighting back against criticism that his policies led to the racially motivated shooting at a Dollar General...
Photo: Bally’s Corporation Bally’s, Chicago’s first and only casino, will open this Saturday at its temporary River North location. As The Chicago Defender reported on Wednesday,...
Football season is back! In addition to tailgating, the singing of the national anthem, roaring crowds, touchdowns, tackles and more, one of the main highlights of...
Photo: San Jose Police Department The body of a 22-year-old Netflix engineer who went missing last month was found in the San Francisco Bay, CBS News...
Free Root Operation (FRO) will host a community cleanup day at Abbott (Robert) Park on September 9th, 2023 from 9 am-1 pm as part of the...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Gun violence overwhelmingly hurts communities of color due to a lack of investment coupled with weak gun laws. To combat this issue, U.S....
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Located in the Woodlawn community, Red Clay Dance Company is Chicago’s premier professional Afro-contemporary dance company which tours nationally and internationally, sharing their...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Dr. Horn is survived by his wife, two daughters, two stepchildren and two grandchildren, with one on the way. Funeral details are forthcoming....
CHICAGO DEFENDER — “This was a very complex, extensive case with painstaking police work every single moment until today, and it will continue after today,” Middlesex...
In honor of August being Black Business Month, the Chicago Defender is running a series of profiles on our city’s dynamic Black entrepreneurs. Imagine a world...
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...
Imagine it being July and you’re completely satisfied with the way your year has gone. Now, imagine it being July and you aren’t. Two things can...
This weekend is bittersweet. For the last time, we will have the Silver Room Sound System Block Party, the unapologetically Black celebration of love, music and...
State Rep. Kimberly du Buclet, D-Chicago, is applauding President Joe Biden’s announcement this week that new national monuments will honor the lives of Emmett Till and...
Roman Banks once aspired to be “a serious actor,” in the vein of Will Smith’s Robert Neville in the 2007 film “I Am Legend.” But those...
Burst Into Books is a nonprofit offering literacy and resources for children six months to eighteen years old and providing representation by diverse authors, books &...
A strike by hundreds of Loretto Hospital workers could happen come Monday. This decision comes after Loretto management left the negotiation table, sparking intense calls for...
Read Part I of our interview with Will Downing here. If the music industry were like the NBA, Will Downing would be like Vince Carter or...
Photo: GoFundMe A Georgia mother is facing murder charges after her seven-year-old daughter was found dead inside an apartment closet. According to People, Alondra Hobbs was...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD — “The Berks Conference was a beautiful one until it was soiled by Lois Banner’s hatefully racist comments. Yes, I did speak out...
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