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Black and Unhoused in Chicago: How Housing Segregation Fueled a Homegrown Crisis

Almost seven out of 10 homeless persons in the city of Chicago are Black. They are either living under someone else’s roof, temporarily staying at a shelter or living on the streets.& However, experts say that it is no coincidence that, de...

Almost seven out of 10 homeless persons in the city of Chicago are Black

Almost seven out of 10 homeless persons in the city of Chicago are Black. They are either living under someone else’s roof, temporarily staying at a shelter or living on the streets.However, experts say that it is no coincidence that, despite compris...

Legacy of Inequitable Housing Access: How a Black Family’s Story Echoes Today’s Fight

A Chicago Defender article from 1946 that chronicles the Hemmons family becoming unhoused. This is Part Three of the Chicago Defender’s series Black and Unhoused: How Segregation Fueled a Homegrown Crisis, which is part of the “Healing Illinois” init...

The Toughest Issue for Teachers Is Even Tougher For Students

By Joseph Williams Originally appeared in Word in Black It’s considered a truism in most Black communities: education is the key to climbing the ladder from poverty into the middle class. But a new survey of teachers has found that teaching ki...

Chicago’s Enduring Legacy of the Black and Unhoused

This is Part Two of the Chicago Defender’s series Black and Unhoused: How Segregation Fueled a Homegrown Crisis, which is part of the “Healing Illinois” initiative.& Demetrius France, 55, is just 15 credits shy of earning his Associate’s d...

Are You Raising One of the Next Generation of Hoodlums: TIPS FOR RAISING A WELL-ROUNDED BOY

Dr. Joyce Willard Teal It is important that as your son grows and begins to mature, the also begins to develop a well-rounded personality. But becoming well-rounded is not something that just happens because of your desire to have it happen. There ar...

Preserved by Purpose – Good Seeds in Good Soil

Over 20 years ago, I received a plant as a gift from a dear friend. Even though periodically I had to prune the dead leaves, I was surprised that I was able to keep the plant alive for about 10 years. However, when I saw that the leaves were more...

Black and Unhoused: How Black Chicago’s Fight for Affordable Housing Echoes Through Generations

This collage details how Black segregation from the past has fueled the homegrown crises of Black homelessness and affordable housing scarcity (Credit: Christa Carter-Williams). This is Part One of the Chicago Defender’s series Black and Unhous...

‘He Can’t Walk’: Cop Tries to Pull Paralyzed Black Man Out Of Car In Video

Photo: Getty Images A viral TikTok shows a California police officer attempting to pull a Black man from his vehicle despite being told that “he can’t walk.” TikTok user Shante Butler accused the Stockton Police Department of mist...

Countdown to Mother’s Day

I remember Gwen Foster as a Mother who was always on top of everything. Watching her and her children was “poetry in motion,” whether at home, school, or church. It was amazing! I was one of four(4)musicians at Greater New Zion Baptist Ch...

THE KATHLYN JOY GILLIAM MUSEUM “South Dallas Gilliam Debaters Do It Again!”

On Friday, March 8, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. – the Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Museum “South Dallas Gilliam Debate Team” won both rounds of competition at the Atlanta Urban Debate League Tournament (elementary competition). NOTE: Two teams of three and each team w...