Rev. Jesse Jackson believed that Black communities had to control the local economy, demanding that grocers provide adequate produce and meat, supply jobs for Black people, and carry Black products.

Some want to kill the quantum project entirely; others want to be shielded from displacement and environmental harms.

is an associate professor of African American studies at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, author of the James Beard Award-nominated book “Food Power Politics” and a Public Voices Fellow ...

The Lawndale Christian Development Corporation and the Erie Neighborhood House will use the funds for developments in North ...

Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated Illinois’ economic gains in his budget address, but Black leaders say billions in spending must ...

The Home for Good legislation seeks to provide housing and supportive services for Illinois residents returning home from ...

The Divine Nine ‘Takeover’ brings historically Black fraternities and sororities to campus, offering mentorship, scholarships ...

My truth is how I own it, how I live with it, and I how I live with it, and how I choose to move forward,” Anjanette Young ...

"Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the ...

Local prosecutors in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Texas and Arizona announced a joint effort to counter federal ...

A series of memorial services in honor of Rev. Jesse Jackson, a world-renowned civil rights and political leader, will be hosted in Chicago, South Carolina and Washington, D.C. over the next week.

Since its start, Peace Runners 773 met regularly at the Garfield Field House Golden Dome, a space that Hoffman said the club outgrew, due to the number of people showing up for the running club and ...