All charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett have been dropped. The masked attack that he claimed happened to him in February of 2019 resulted in an intense
Ida B. Wells represents the strength and resolve of Black women in a way that can be seen in the likes of Tamika Mallory and
The Bud Billiken Parade is the oldest African American parade in the United States and will always signal the start of a new school year
So, 1985 seems so long ago. The city of Chicago was thriving under the leadership of its first Black mayor, Harold Washington. Some 33 years
The Englewood community on the South Side of Chicago has gone from food desert to an oasis. Englewood Square was unveiled on the South Side
When the shootings and the crime that are happening in Chicago are discussed, the root causes of these issues never seem to take the same
Chicago has been the hub of social change for the past few months in light of the Laquan McDonald case. During this time a movement
The atmosphere surrounding the Laquan Mcdonald killing in Chicago has sparked a litany of marches across the city and activism is the word of the day.
The Chicago Police Department is now officially under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The move comes in the wake of the fatal shooting of
The city of Chicago is in disarray. Two weeks after the Chicago Police Department was forced to release the video of Laquan McDonald’s fatal shooting, major
Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy has been fired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Emanuel reportedly called McCarthy to inform him that he was being removed from
There was surveillance footage from a nearby Burger King restaurant of the moments before, during, and after 17-year-old Chicago teen Laquan McDonald was gunned down
Many city leaders attended Tyshawn Lee‘s funeral on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Father Pfleger’s church, St. Sabina in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, politicians, Noah Joakim’s organization,
“I’m guilty, Your Honor,” is the anticipated plea Barbara Byrd-Bennett, ex-CEO of Chicago Public Schools, will deliver on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. The former head
The Chicago Public School System has been in a state of turmoil over the past few years for numerous reasons. Teachers are fighting for their pensions
(Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel greets students after a graduation ceremony.) Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy has done it again. For the fifth straight year the all-male
Let’s get one thing clear. The city of Chicago is not one bit intimidated by Rahm Emanuel’s style. In fact, we kinda like it. It
Renowned actor and director Bill Duke recently signed on to direct a biopic about gospel great Mahalia Jackson. “Getting her story to the screen has
A lot of people talk stuff about Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Some have gone so far as to label him Mayor 1 percent. And I get
Alderman Bob Fioretti’s path to 2015 mayoral candidate is an interesting one to say the least. As a self-described “civil rights attorney,” Fioretti earned a
