Former President Barack Obama is backing Keisha Lance Bottoms in the Georgia gubernatorial race, citing her commitment to public service and key platform goals.

Federal regulators are probing Wells Fargo's mortgage lending practices to determine if programs to aid Black homeowners violated the Fair Housing Act.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore claims the Trump administration blocked him from speaking at a $6.6 billion Maryland investment event ...

Chicago’s own J. Ivy has built a remarkable career with his words. From performing on Kanye West’s The College Dropout, to ...

Williams, 14Forty Bar & Grill at 1440 S. Kedzie Ave. is about continuing a family legacy, reviving a longtime neighborhood ...

City officials and community members gather in Woodlawn to rename a street in honor of civil rights icon Al Raby's lifelong ...

Freddie Jackson, the smooth-voiced R&B singer whose romantic ballads helped define a generation of soul music, has died. He was 69. Jackson’s family announced his death Tuesday through the singer’s ...

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the parents of Nolan Wells push for a federal review into the 18-year-old's mysterious ...

From Common to Vic Mensa, see the Chicago icons and global Black leaders named to the prestigious EBONY 2026 Power 100 list.

As a Darien native, Copeland discovered her love of theater through her family, childhood musicals, and the arts programs she ...