The second annual She Owns It She Biz Conference for Black Women was a powerful gathering of entrepreneurs, c-suite executives, business professionals, and thought leaders.
AC Green is a staple in Chicago radio. Using his own resources to launch his show “The AC Green Show” in December 2008, his platform
Brandon Johnson is now Chicago’s third elected Black mayor in the history of the city. Johnson will be the 57th person to hold this position
The Legacy Tour featuring Tank, Guy, Keith Sweat and New Edition stopped in Chicago on March 23, 2023. The United Center was full of fans
Akisha Lockhart is a lifestyle influencer and journalist whose work inspires her followers to lead fulfilling lives. Lockhart also connects her followers with the many
A recent spike in minority purchases of two- and four-unit properties in the Chicagoland area shows how Black and Hispanics are deconstructing the racial gap
Since being named to XXL’s 2015 freshman class, Tink has garnered hundreds of millions of streams with her music projects and received praise from Pitchfork,
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returned to the historic Auditorium Theatre for its opening night on March 8. This year’s performance, a beautifully blended
Ari Lennox had the House of Blues in Chicago packed wall to wall for her age/sex/location tour on March 8, 2023. Her opening acts, Ja’len
CHICAGO – On Feb. 21, 2023, rolling out held its Paperwork Project event featuring three U.S. Bank executives. Micae Brown, the assistant vice president of
Lori Lightfoot‘s reign as the mayor of Chicago will soon to come to an end. The 56th mayor of the major Midwestern city lost her
Jackson, Mississippi, recording artist Dear Silas was in Chicago at the Haven on Feb. 25, 2023, to join a group of Black men for “Stress
Mikayla Bartholomew, star of Dear Mama, which won best short film at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, shares how the project came to be. The
CurlMix founders Kim and Tim Lewis participated in a panel for rolling out‘s Paperwork Project in Chicago sponsored by U.S. Bank. The panel was hosted
Micae Brown of US Bank hosted the ‘Building a Banking Relationship’ panel featuring Josh Meyers and Mary Mieklthun
On Feb. 23, 2023 R. Kelly was sentenced to serve one additional year – after completing his 30-year sentence on racketeering – for child pornography
Candace Coleman is the racial justice organizer for Access Living in Illinois. Her work focuses on disabled individuals affected by the justice system. Her passion
AT&T hosted a Black Future Makers celebration as part of their Dream in Black series in Chicago on February 10, 2023. The celebration hosted by
Clarence Carson is the president and CEO of the CCRS group and is currently the interim Chief Operating Officer of the North Lawndale Employment Network.
Playwright Christina Anderson has given the world of theater a masterpiece with her latest work, the ripple, the wave that carried me home. The play
