According to the U.S. Justice Department, of all the black men in the U.S. between the ages of 25 and 29 in 2002, 10.4 percent were incarcerated. Hispanic and white men? Just 2.4 percent and 1.2 ...

And then they handed me the new Frank Black record, the one with ‘Los ... Late one night, I asked him if he ever felt haunted by it all: the mug shot, the handcuffs, court.

A Chicago man accused of critically injuring a woman in a 2023 crash in Humboldt Park while driving under the influence has ...

The week is used as a national call to action to raise awareness of racial disparities in maternal health, particularly among Black women. In Chicago, Black women are six times more likely to die ...

Chakib Mansour Khodja was charged with sexual assault with a weapon, attempted aggravated battery with strangulation, ...

Hispanic and Asian women. WBEZ’s Araceli Gomez-Aldana brings us the story of one Black soon-to-be mother who is navigating the gaps in care in Chicago.

director of equity and inclusion in engineering programs at the University of Illinois Chicago, said of the Blue Origin mission. There are still many obstacles for women and other communities to ...

Chicago joined fellow large cities such as New York, Atlanta and Houston in an initiative to shop from local, Black-owned stores this Easter weekend Amid rollbacks to DEI (diversity, equity and ...

April 22, 1947. (Ed Maloney/AP) Also in 1947: Chicago Cardinals owner Charles Bidwill died of pneumonia, leaving the team to his widow Violet Bidwill. She became the first female owner of an NFL team.

(Charles Osgood/Chicago Tribune) 1983: Harold Washington was elected Chicago’s first Black mayor. Washington, a U.S. representative who also served in the Illinois House and Senate, built his ...

as one of Chicago's premier purveyors of hair care and beauty products specifically tailored for African American hair. Luster Products remain a 100 percent Black, family-owned and operated ...

But when it comes to credit, power, and leadership, Black women are routinely left out of the conversation. While white writers often glide into high-profile editorial roles with ease, Black women ...