Irma P. Hall, the actress who played the beloved family matriarch Big Mama in the 1997 film Soul Food, has died. She was 91.

WHAT: The Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana will bring holiday meals and ...

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama plans to reintroduce legislation designed to strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965, renewing a congressional effort to address Supreme Court rulings that have ...

The field of candidates seeking to become Chicago's next mayor could change in the coming weeks as election officials begin ...

Photo credit to Marshall Harris Interactive workshop led by local designer celebrates the opening of Levi’s® flagship Chicago ...

With Chris Welch Stepping Aside, Black Lawmakers Face a New Leadership Test in Springfield The departure of Illinois' first Black House speaker opens a contest for power as lawmakers weigh new ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Queen Latifah, the award-winning entertainer and entrepreneur, brought home, community, and giving back ...

Courtesy of The Hip Hop Nutcracker Hip-hop icon Da Brat, hailing from Chicago’s West Side, is bringing her hometown energy to ...

New York Magazine revisits the Wells family’s ongoing search for answers after 18-year-old Nolan Wells was found dead on Horn ...

Karen Attiah has reached a settlement with The Washington Post and decided not to return months after an arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate her with full back pay following her firing over ...

Keisha Lance Bottoms made history as the first Black woman elected governor in the U.S. Her victory carries a personal ...