On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, community members gathered at Chicago’s Victory Monument in Bronzeville to ...

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 ...

With provisional and mail-in ballots still being processed, four Chicago school board seats remain undecided until final ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

April Ryan celebrates Black women's historic election wins while warning voters the fight for democracy isn't over—stay ...

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