Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on May 5, according to the Tribune's archives. Is an important event ...

The Chicago Defender, the influential African American newspaper that has told the stories of black residents of Chicago and beyond for the last 114 years, has ceased printing and moved to a ...

Chicago Defender is celebrating 120 years of highlighting issues in the Black community. It seeks to fight racism and provide resources. It's known for highlighting issues in the Black community. The ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Defender hosted its 2024 Women of Excellence awards ceremony Friday night. Josephine " Mother" Wade received a lifetime achievement award at the event. The ceremony ...

First, some haunting history. In early 1918, an agent from United States (US) Military Intelligence visited the offices of The Chicago Defender, the most influential Black newspaper in the US. Read by ...

Students barricaded several blocks of Sheridan Road and built fires in the middle of the street using garbage and park benches for fuel on May 7, 1970, during an anti-war protest in solidarity with ...