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The Black Line Documentary Part 3 Investigates Black Women,                   The Real Deal     D. Channsin…

The Return of Kings By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer On February 6, 2016, the outlier group The Return of Kings, the pro-rape advocates…

Chicago Police Shoots Another Black Man   Another  shooting came less than 12 hours after police fatally shot 19 year-old  Quintonio LaGrier and a 55 year-old mother…

Chicago Police Shoots Another Black Man   Another  shooting came less than 12 hours after police fatally shot 19 year-old  Quintonio LaGrier and a 55 year-old mother of five Bettie Jones at a West Garfield Park home. Answers to that incident have yet to be fully addressed.  So community  residents had plenty to say  Saturday  afternoon, when  a […]

Are We in a Moment or a Movement  By Eleana Elan Defender Contributing Writer    Dr. Valerie Allen, National President of Association of Black Women…

The Transformative Power of Black Women By Cynthia D. Armster Defender Contributing Writer The Association of Black Women in Higher Education (ABWHE) will hold its biennial…

“It won’t happen to me.” This kind of denial is just one of many factors – including reduced access to healthcare and lower education...

Traditionally, the Emmy Awards isn’t one of the ‘poster’ events for diversity. In fact, many people of color recognize that if they do sit...

With black people statistically being the most prolific users of social media of any demographic in the country, percentage-wise, you would think that the...

Rumors have been spreading that Lupita Nyong'o would appear on the October 2015 cover of Vogue. Well, now it is official. The Oscar winner glitters in...