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Republicans Warned: Protect Health Credits or Pay Politically

Republicans Warned: Protect Health Credits or Pay Politically

Speaker Welch Secures $40M for Proviso West Sports Complex in State Budget

Speaker Welch Secures $40M for Proviso West Sports Complex in State Budget

Black Teen Accepted To 53 Colleges, Earns $1.8 Million In Scholarships

Black Teen Accepted To 53 Colleges, Earns $1.8 Million In Scholarships

What to Do in Chicago This Weekend: Kendrick Lamar, Ribfest, Angel Reese and the Sky, and More

What to Do in Chicago This Weekend: Kendrick Lamar, Ribfest, Angel Reese and the Sky, and More

Black NIU Students Join the Fight Against Campus Deportations

Black NIU Students Join the Fight Against Campus Deportations

Viral Teen Who Rushed To Work After Graduation Gets $10K From Burger King

Viral Teen Who Rushed To Work After Graduation Gets $10K From Burger King

‘Time To Drop A Really Big Bomb’: Trump & Elon Musk Feud Explodes Online

‘Time To Drop A Really Big Bomb’: Trump & Elon Musk Feud Explodes Online

Bill Cartwright Returns to Chicago to Celebrate Memoir ‘Living Life at the Center’

Bill Cartwright Returns to Chicago to Celebrate Memoir ‘Living Life at the Center’

Soul Legend Eddie Levert Brings Timeless Hits and New Vibes to City Winery Chicago

Soul Legend Eddie Levert Brings Timeless Hits and New Vibes to City Winery Chicago

Samantha Chatman Launches ‘Mama, I Made It!’ with Tina Knowles as Featured Guest

Samantha Chatman Launches ‘Mama, I Made It!’ with Tina Knowles as Featured Guest

This Week In Black History June 4

This Week In Black History June 4

Roseland Ceasefire Holds First Fundraiser to Kickoff National Anti

Roseland Ceasefire Holds First Fundraiser to Kickoff National Anti

The Carr Report: Money Mastery…8 steps to financial power

The Carr Report: Money Mastery…8 steps to financial power

Tulsa’s 1st Black Mayor Proposes $100M Reparations Plan For Race Massacre

Tulsa’s 1st Black Mayor Proposes $100M Reparations Plan For Race Massacre

MR SONNY KNOWS for June 4, 2025

MR SONNY KNOWS for June 4, 2025

From the Bayou to the Stage: Meghan Dawson Brings Tina Turner to Life

From the Bayou to the Stage: Meghan Dawson Brings Tina Turner to Life

Eric France Becomes Latest Candidate in High-Profile 2nd Congressional District Contest

Eric France Becomes Latest Candidate in High-Profile 2nd Congressional District Contest

J. Pharoah Doss: Has the conspiracy to destroy Black boys been countered?

J. Pharoah Doss: Has the conspiracy to destroy Black boys been countered?

Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

Shenita Muse: Building Homes and Power to Combat Chicago’s Housing Crisis

Shenita Muse: Building Homes and Power to Combat Chicago’s Housing Crisis

25 Best Soundtracks From Classic Black Films

25 Best Soundtracks From Classic Black Films

Commemorating the 1919 Chicago Race Riot: How Public Art and the Chicago Defender Keep the Story Alive

Commemorating the 1919 Chicago Race Riot: How Public Art and the Chicago Defender Keep the Story Alive

The Ultimate 2025 #SummerTimeChi Calendar: Black Chicago’s Can’t

The Ultimate 2025 #SummerTimeChi Calendar: Black Chicago’s Can’t

Illinois iLottery Player Wins $1.67 Million Playing FastPlay Ultimate Diamond Jackpot

Illinois iLottery Player Wins $1.67 Million Playing FastPlay Ultimate Diamond Jackpot

From Breakdown to Breakthrough: How Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health Is Healing Chicago

From Breakdown to Breakthrough: How Coffee, Hip-Hop & Mental Health Is Healing Chicago

Karen Eubanks Jackson Makes History with ASCO Patient Advocate Award for Black Breast Cancer Advocacy

Karen Eubanks Jackson Makes History with ASCO Patient Advocate Award for Black Breast Cancer Advocacy

Race Against Gun Violence Returns to Chicago’s Grant Park on June 5 to Inspire Change

Race Against Gun Violence Returns to Chicago’s Grant Park on June 5 to Inspire Change

Mayor Brandon Johnson Breaks Ground on $34M Affordable Housing Project in West Humboldt Park

Mayor Brandon Johnson Breaks Ground on $34M Affordable Housing Project in West Humboldt Park

Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

Could a bold anti-poverty experiment from the 1960s inspire a new era in housing justice?

Trump Commutes Federal Sentence of Gangster Disciples Leader Larry Hoover, But He Remains in State Prison

Trump Commutes Federal Sentence of Gangster Disciples Leader Larry Hoover, But He Remains in State Prison