North Lawndale native, Kimberly Dixon, features kids and youths from the community in her movies to foster new generations of actors, actresses, comedians, musicians, singers and more in this area.
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CHICAGO - Austin native Keli Stewart welcomed guests into her West Side home in celebration of the late novelist Toni Morrison’s 89th birthday in recognition of Black History Month.
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NBA All-Star 2020 was a special time for the city of Chicago considering it was the first time the event has been held here since 1988. But it was also an important time for the all-star brand Converse, as it showcased their new traveling experience in Chicago and during London Fashion Week.
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It is no secret that many divested communities in Chicago are food desserts. The rise of opportunities for urban farming is helping with shifting this narrative. On Feb. 4, the Douglas Branch Library, 3353 W. 13th St., partnered with Windy City Harvest to host a tour of Farm on Ogden.
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It's been 17 years since the legendary Michael Jordan played in the NBA All-Star game, and all though he didn’t play in this year’s game he still left a mark in an unexpected manor. For the 2020 NBA All-Star Game shoe retailer Nike released a limited pack of Jordan shoes called “New Beginnings.”
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Tony’s Sports, a one-time staple in Chicago’s sneaker and streetwear scene, returns to Hyde Park for a weeklong pop-up shop inviting customers to relive the store’s heyday.
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"Juneteenth is a day to remind us of how far we've come in 400 years, and our continued fight for liberation for the next 400," says LaCreshia Birts, 30, petitioning for Juneteenth to become an official city holiday. Birt is the Initiator of The Black Remembrance Project, an advocacy group in Chicago advocating for the proper recognition of Juneteenth and to establish an annual Juneteenth celebration in Chicago’s downtown.
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The mood was intimate and inviting at the Martin Luther King Exhibit Center as they hosted an open mic night signifying the kick-off of the Westside Wednesdays series just in time for Black History Month.
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Andrea “Chuey” Chu is building the bike as she rides it.
This is how she describes leading Chicago Asian Americans for Environmental Justice (CAAEJ), a volunteer-driven organization whose mission is to advocate for environmental issues as they relate to Chicago’s Asian immigrant community. Chu was inspired to start the organization after noticing a dearth of environmentalist groups with a focus on Asian American issues, or with a significant Asian American presence to begin with.
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The Chicago Public Library Chinatown Branch kicked off Chinese New Year with a concert aiming to bridge American and Chinese culture gaps. The Chinese New Year, also called Lunar New Year, celebrates the start of a new year on Chinese traditional calendar. It is a week-long celebration which started on Jan. 24 this year, but the concert took place on the 25th.
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Get your helmets ready because another e-scooter trail may be coming back to Chicago sometime in 2020.
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Family Focus helps close the learning gap in low income homes before it even starts by encouraging consistent cognitive development of young children outside of daycare.
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For a grassroots campaign like that Anthony Clark, that takes no money from political committees, paying for poll would eat large sums of his campaign money. That's why he devised a plan where he and the two other Democratic challengers for Illinois state representative in the 7th district split the cost of the poll, and whoever is not in the lead drops from the race.
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Englewood residents are fighting for Hope᠆ not only in keeping spirits alive but the historic neighborhood high school.
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