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Five Chicago organizations were recently recognized by the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, an initiative of the Obama Foundation, as winners of its inaugural Community Challenge …
Published on November 28, 2018
Chicago Public High School students recently participated in the Cooking Up Change competition which allowed them to create healthy and delicious meals that could be …
Published on November 28, 2018
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Published on November 28, 2018
Ford Motor Company recently honored over a dozen Chicago activists for their work in the cities African American communities. Photo Credit: Katherine Newman
Published on November 21, 2018
Movie Maker Mondays, a series of filmmaking workshops, are currently taking place every Monday at the Studio Movie Grill in Chatham. Photo Credit: Contexture Media …
Published on November 21, 2018
Media professional Denise Jordan Walker (pictured) is a long time resident of Chicago’s south suburbs and recently opened up to share her story with the …
Published on November 21, 2018
Alderman David Moore (in blue) passes a turkey to Cheryl Taylor, McDonald’s franchise owner, at the 19th annual turkey giveaway sponsored by the Black McDonald’s …
Published on November 21, 2018
Illinois State Rep. La Shawn Ford recently announced that he will be running for Mayor of Chicago. Photo Credit: Ford For Chicago
Published on November 21, 2018
Michelle Obama (pictured), the former First Lady of the United States, recently released Becoming, a memoir that chronicles her life journey and reflects on how …
Published on November 21, 2018
Tenisha Jones (pictured), director of education for the Greater Auburn-Gresham Development Corporation, was part of the Civic Leadership Academy’s 2015 cohort and said that participating …
Published on November 21, 2018
A city-wide bus tour was recently organized by Grassroots Collaborative to allow community organizers from across Chicago to share their stories. Photo Credit: Grassroots Collaborative/Amisha …
Published on November 21, 2018
Demetrius Nash (pictured) recently founded Replace Guns With Hammers, a nonprofit organization that aims to reduce violence in Chicago by giving young men an opportunity …
Published on November 14, 2018
Flu season is upon us and many people are still wary of the flu shot. South side pharmacist, David Martinez, said that he is happy …
Published on November 14, 2018
Bobbi Wilsyn, long-time Columbia College Chicago faculty member and coordinator of the Vocal Studies program, received a 2018 Black Excellence Award from the African American …
Published on November 14, 2018
The Albany Park Community Center (APCC) will soon be operating out of a second location in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Photo Credit: Provided by the Albany …
Published on November 14, 2018
A music video was recently released by The Chicago Children’s Theatre in collaboration with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to create a Hunger Awareness in …
Published on November 14, 2018
HUD has awarded $1,259,176 to Housing Action Illinois to distribute funds to local nonprofits.
Published on November 14, 2018
J. Pablo Padilla, Guest speaker for Thornton Township Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration (pictured) serves as Coordinator of Pastoral Juvenil Hispana, Youth and Young Adult Ministry …
Published on November 14, 2018
Prairie State College will be hosting a Veterans Celebration throughout the month of November. Most events will be held on the college’s main campus and …
Published on November 14, 2018
South Suburban College Business Major, Jaleel Harris (left), attended the second Annual Dirty Little Secrets Conference in Chicago where he met Louis Carr (right), president …
Published on November 14, 2018