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Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel, recently announced that $2.5 million will be invested in renovating the South Shore Branch Library. Photo Credit: Brooke Collins/City of …
Published on February 20, 2019
The Pullman Community Center recently hosted First Responders Fun Day as a way to thank the police officers, firefighters, and other first responders from the …
Published on February 20, 2019
Ida B. Wells
Published on February 20, 2019
Keith O. Tate
Published on February 20, 2019
Star of Lifetime’s American Beauty Star and Hollywood’s go-to make-up master to lead his first hands on Master Class in the U.S. in Chicago on …
Published on February 20, 2019
11-year-old Jahkil Jackson, founder of Project I Am, (center) recently partnered with Nike to celebrate Black History Month by hosting a community service day. Photo …
Published on February 20, 2019
The Housing Authority of Cook County recently hosted a celebration to announce the completion of their massive investment in renovating low-income housing facilities across the …
Published on February 13, 2019
The Friendship Baptist Church Bridge Builders Auxiliary is inviting the general public out to this year’s 34th Taste of Africa on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 …
Published on February 13, 2019
: (from left) Attending a Feb. 8, 2019 ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ludwig Beethoven Elementary School in Bronzeville was state Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-3rd); 2nd District …
Published on February 13, 2019
Published on February 13, 2019
American Writers Museum recently announced its special exhibit Frederick Douglass AGITATOR has been extended through May 31, 2019. “Frederick Douglass (pictured) escaped slavery to become …
Published on February 13, 2019
(from left) Honored at a Feb. 7, 2019 unveiling of a new civil rights exhibit at the DuSable Museum of African American History were Timuel …
Published on February 13, 2019
The WDB LEGACY Awards was created to celebrate Black entrepreneurship. In addition to the awards, emerging youth entrepreneurs, age 25 and younger, have the opportunity …
Published on February 13, 2019
At age 100, Timuel Black, a historian and civil rights activist, who is also a retired City Colleges of Chicago teacher, organized protest marches for …
Published on February 13, 2019
Published on February 13, 2019
The fourth annual Solar Spotlight program, hosted by ComEd, will celebrate Black History Month by exposing African American students from Chicago to science, technology, engineering, …
Published on February 6, 2019
The Blue Island City Council recently voted in favor of hiring a private law firm to investigate allegations that the Mayor of Blue Island used …
Published on February 6, 2019
Pictured: 2018 Women’s Conference STAR Award recipient Erika Gilchrist.
Published on February 6, 2019
Taste for the Homeless was recently held at Columbus Park, 500 S. Central Ave., and provided food, resources, and compassion to homeless Chicagoans. Photo Credit: …
Published on February 6, 2019
Toy and consumer products company ZURU (https://zuru. com/) acquired Sparkle Girlz; the brand features an extensive range of products that incorporate fun, fantasy and fashion …
Published on February 6, 2019