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Route to Opportunity: How Chicago’s Transit System Is Redefining Access

Route to Opportunity: How Chicago’s Transit System Is Redefining Access

MR SONNY KNOWS for October 15, 2025

MR SONNY KNOWS for October 15, 2025

‘They’re Not Checking IDs’: Black Man Kidnapped By ICE During Chicago Raid

‘They’re Not Checking IDs’: Black Man Kidnapped By ICE During Chicago Raid

R&B And Soul Legend D’Angelo Dead At 51

R&B And Soul Legend D’Angelo Dead At 51

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Common Ground Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Impact, Raising Over $1.5 Million to Strengthen Chicago’s Youth

Common Ground Foundation Celebrates 25 Years of Impact, Raising Over $1.5 Million to Strengthen Chicago’s Youth

O.J. Simpson’s Defense Attorney Say 30Years After the Verdict, What We’ve Lost Is Respect for the Rule of Law

O.J. Simpson’s Defense Attorney Say 30Years After the Verdict, What We’ve Lost Is Respect for the Rule of Law

ICE Raids Are Traumatizing Students in Chicago

ICE Raids Are Traumatizing Students in Chicago

‘F—k Them Kids’: ICE Agents Ransack Chicago Community During Overnight Raid

Black Man Handcuffed By Cops After Offering To Help Homeless Man: Lawsuit

COMMUNITY VOICES — On World Homeless Day, America Must Face Its Shadow: 770,000 Lives at Risk

2025 Annual Rainbow PUSH/CEF Global Automotive Summit: Diversity at the Heart of Innovation and Growth

Trailblazer: Debra Walker and the Legacy of Women’s Basketball

Trailblazer: Debra Walker and the Legacy of Women’s Basketball

This Week In Black History October 8

Cook County Commissioner Bill Lowry Hosts Chicago’s Largest Men’s & Family Health Fair

Chicago Defender 2025 Man of the Year: Chief Quention Curtis Appointed Fire Chief of the Village of Dolton, Stepping Boldly into His Winning Season

Chance The Rapper Gets Real: Faith, Family, and Finding Himself Again on Mama, I Made It!

Obama Fills the Void in a Fading Democratic Party

Obama Fills the Void in a Fading Democratic Party

Ike Turner Jr., Son Of Tina Turner, Dead At 67

Ike Turner Jr., Son Of Tina Turner, Dead At 67

Viral Librarian Mychal Threets To Host ‘Reading Rainbow’ Revival

Viral Librarian Mychal Threets To Host ‘Reading Rainbow’ Revival

FAMU Apologizes After Band Announcer Body-Shames Alabama State Dance Team

FAMU Apologizes After Band Announcer Body-Shames Alabama State Dance Team

DNC Launches HBCU Homecoming Campus Tour To Garner Black Voter Support

DNC Launches HBCU Homecoming Campus Tour To Garner Black Voter Support

Trump Falsely Touts ‘Record Black Employment’ Amid Rising Unemployment

Trump Falsely Touts ‘Record Black Employment’ Amid Rising Unemployment

Tyler Perry Reunites ‘Why Did I Get Married?’ Cast With Taraji P. Henson

Tyler Perry Reunites ‘Why Did I Get Married?’ Cast With Taraji P. Henson

Obama Tops Trump In New Favorability Poll

Obama Tops Trump In New Favorability Poll

Sixth Body Found In Houston Bayou Amid Growing Serial Killer Concerns

Sixth Body Found In Houston Bayou Amid Growing Serial Killer Concerns

Republicans Shutdown Government

Republicans Shutdown Government

A Mother and Wife with Strength and Grace: Jennifer Theriot Leads as Sarabi in The Lion King

A Mother and Wife with Strength and Grace: Jennifer Theriot Leads as Sarabi in The Lion King