WakandaCon, an Afro-futurism conference inspired by the film ‘Black Panther,’ is coming to Chicago this summer.
Rapper Vic Mensa launched a nonprofit—dubbed SaveMoneySaveLife—to help Chicago youth overcome trauma from violence.
Inmates in Cook County Jail participated in the first jail-wide, in-person voting session on Saturday.
Chance the Rapper and Dwayne Wade’s documentary “Shot in the Dark” illustrates what it’s like to come of age in Chicago.
The ambitious and elaborate plans for Barack Obama's forthcoming presidential library in Chicago are being discussed by many residents.
Dr. Ben Carson strikes again! As we reported, Carson tried to stop an Obama-era rule that allowed low-income people to afford housing in areas with better schools — this was scheduled to start January 1. A federal judge shut down Ben and said the rule had to go into effect on that date. However, the […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was accused of a discriminatory gentrification plan that is pushing Blacks out of the city to make it "whiter" and "wealthier."
Chicago artist Kerry James Marshall has created a mural that honors iconic Black women who have left indelible marks on the city.
The iconic Johnson Publishing Company headquarters in Chicago will be transformed into a residential building.
The doctor who allegedly missed and didn't report severe abuse bruises on the body of 8-year-old Gizzell Ford before her strangulation death is facing trial.
