Obama Accepts Nomination On Final Day Of Democratic National Convention

Michelle Obama Announces Exhibit Inspired By Her Mother

Former first lady Michelle Obama announced the Obama Presidential Center Museum will harbor an exhibit inspired by her mother Marian…
by Brandee Sanders
05.08.22
Fred Hampton archive photos

Revolutionary Fred Hampton’s Childhood Home Receives Landmark Status

The Chicago home where revolutionary activist Fred Hampton spent his childhood years has received landmark status.
by Brandee Sanders
04.28.22
WE Day California 2019

Chance The Rapper’s Nonprofit Distributes Meals In Chicago

Chance the Rapper distributed 1,500 free meals in Chicago in celebration of his 29th birthday.
by Brandee Sanders
04.24.22
Woman buying fresh vegetables at supermarket

Chicago-Based Black-Owned Grocery Store Receives $2.5M Grant

A Black woman-owned, Chicago-based grocery store created to address the city’s food deserts received a $2.5 million grant.
by Brandee Sanders
03.19.22
Black men's mental health

Nonprofit Cultivates Spaces For Black Men To Practice…

The Chicago-based nonprofit The Healing is creating safe spaces for Black men to practice mindfulness through yoga.
by Brandee Sanders
02.28.22
Children play in the spray of an opened

What Is Environmental Racism?

Environmental racism is defined as environmental injustice that occurs within a racialized context both in practice and policy.
by Bilal G. Morris
02.23.22
City releases files from watchdogs probe of fatal Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald

Laquan McDonald's Grandma Slams Ex-Cop's Early Release

Laquan McDonald's grandmother said Jason Van Dyke would still be in prison for murdering her Black teenage grandson if the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
02.03.22
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Sentenced In Shooting Death Laquan McDonald

Ex-Chicago Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald Paroled Early

Ex-Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke is set to be released from prison after having served less than half of the…
by Zack Linly
01.19.22
24 itemsClosing Arguments Delivered In Actor Jussie Smollett's Trial

Jussie Smollett Found Guilty Of Staging Hate Crime

The "Empire" actor said he was attacked on Jan. 29, 2019. Here is the timeline of the investigation and trial…
by NewsOne Staff
12.09.21
Protests Continue Across The Country In Reaction To Death Of George Floyd

Probe Into Emmett Till Killing Closed

U.S. Justice Department reopened the investigation into the horrific lynching of Emmett Till in 2018 after a book, The Blood…
by Zack Linly
12.07.21
Barack Obama Campaigns With Joe Biden In Michigan 3 Days Ahead Of Election

Barack Obama Surprises Youth At Chicago YMCA

Former President Barack Obama recently made a surprise visit to a Chicago-based YMCA community center.
by Brandee Sanders
12.04.21
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Chicago Agency Recommends Suspensions For Anjanette Young Raid

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has recommended between one day and one year of suspension for multiple Chicago police…
by zlinly
11.12.21
LA Premiere Of Cirque Du Soleil's "Volta"

Common Creates Music Recording Studio At Correctional Center

Common helped create a music recording studio for inmates at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.
by NewsOne Staff
10.19.21
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot to Trump: What I really want to say begins with F and it ends with U

Chicago Mayor To Sue Gangs For Their Assets

To combat the problem of gang violence in Chicago directly, Mayor Lori Lightfoot is looking to hit gang members where…
by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins
09.14.21

Black Chicago Drivers Get Stopped By Police More

Data taken from the Illinois Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Study suggests that Black drivers are actually seven times more likely…
by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins
09.03.21
NFL: JAN 03 Packers at Bears

NFL’s First Black Lineman Receives Posthumous Honor

Duke Slater—the National Football League’s first Black lineman—was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
by Brandee Sanders
10.04.21
Chicago Unveils Ida B. Wells Monument

Ida B. Wells Monument Unveiled In Chicago

Years in the making, the newly unveiled sculpture brings to life the legacy of the famed journalist and activist for…
by Anoa Changa
10.03.21
Muddy Waters At Legends

Muddy Waters’ Chicago Home Closer To Becoming Landmark

The former residence of legendary musician Muddy Waters has been given preliminary landmark status.
by Brandee Sanders
08.25.21
Close up of a curbside service staff holding paper bags

ChiMeals Aims To Combat Food Insecurity In Chicago

A collective of Black and brown-owned businesses have teamed up to combat food insecurity in Chicago.
by Brandee Sanders
10.03.21
Art Institute of Chicago

Denise Gardner Makes Art Institute Of Chicago History

For the first time in its 142-year history, The Art Institute of Chicago has a Black woman board chair.
by Brandee Sanders
08.26.21