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Nerdy Girl Success Empowers Black Girls to Be Leaders

By Aswad Walker Originally appeared in Word in Black According to a Houston-born singer you might have heard of, girls run the world. And by some measures, the assertion seems on point. In terms of degrees earned, Black women are the most educ...

DA Fani T. Willis Cleared for Trump Georgia Case Amid Judicial Scrutiny

By Ebony JJ Curry, Senior Reporter, The Michigan Chronicle Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee has determined that District Attorney Fani T. Willis may proceed with the prosecution in the Georgia election interference case against former...

Woman Found Dead With Only Socks On Was Kidnapped, Fatally Shot: Police

Photo: Getty Images An Alabama woman was kidnapped and fatally shot before she was found dead with only socks on, according to police. Genise Carter, 43, was found fatally shot on Jan. 15, the Birmingham Police Department said in a statement. Accor...

Judge Owens J. Shelby: A Lifetime of Service and Dedication to Chicago’s West Side

Judge Owens J. Shelby, a native of Chicago’s West Side, has dedicated his life to serving his community. Raised in the city’s heart, his journey from local schools to prestigious legal institutions has shaped his passion for justice and c...

Farah Allen: Pioneering Interactive Technologies for Inclusive Futures

Farah Allen, the CEO and founder of The Labz. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice In the realm of tech innovation, entrepreneur Farah Allen has a compelling story. Allen, the CEO and founder of The Labz, has journeyed from solving pressing issue...

Aaron Donald announces his retirement after a standout 10-year career with the Rams

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald spent 10 years flattening quarterbacks, crushing ball-carriers, fighting through perpetual double-teams and generally wrecking NFL offenses. He was relentless, reliable and infinitely resourceful while he led the Los...

Get Ready For The Presidential Showdown Between Biden And Trump

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. Some years back, there was a popular R&B group, Archie Bell and The Drells, from Houston, Texas. One of their hit songs was “Gonna Be A Showdown.” The lyrics were, “Hey, hey, there’s gonna be a showdown. Hey, hey, ther...

The Chicago Defender Honorees the 2024 Women of Excellence Honorees

This year’s Induction Ceremony Honors Exemplary Black Women in the Chicagoland Community at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk on March 22, 2024. Chicago, Illinois – Desirée Rogers, former White House Social Secretary to President Barack Obam...

Quinn Minute – Who’s calling?

by Rix Quinn The phone rings several times a day at my “office,” a place under the stairs where we used to store cleaning supplies. I equipped it with a TV tray to hold my computer and a cardboard box to house my “research materials.” My hope was to...

Women’s History Month Special: Meet 18 Black Women Changemakers in Chicago

Black women are no strangers to adversity. From conception to maturity, misconceptions have been placed on them. Despite the fallacies, they rise. They grow up and learn to unite with like-minded women, each forging their unique paths of brilliance w...

Uvalde city report clears local officers of wrongdoing

By ALEJANDRO SERRANO AND WILLIAM MELHADO Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Families were infuriated by praise for local law enforcement in a report on t...

Atlanta Metropolitan State College Installs Thompson-Sellers As President

Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC) installed (Feb.16) its fifth and first female president Dr. Ingrid Thompson-Sellers, Ph.D. during an investiture ceremony on the institution’s campus located on Metropolitan Parkway in Atlanta. Sellers was i...

Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Unveils $318.7 Million in Taxpayer Earnings for Fiscal 2023

Earlier this week, City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin revealed that her office generated $318.7 million in returns for Chicago taxpayers during the 2023 fiscal year. Those earnings represent an 82% increase from the previous year and nearly triple...

Deputies Fatally Shoot Black Autistic Teen Holding Gardening Tool

Photo: Burris, Nisenbaum, Curry & Lacy Law A California teenager with autism was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies while he was holding a gardening tool, per CNN. The shooting of 15-year-old Ryan Gainer unfolded on March 9 after deput...

Cops Shoot And Kill Ryan Gainer Black Autistic Teen Who Had A Gardening Tool In His Hands

A California teenager with autism was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies while he was holding a gardening tool, per CNN. The shooting of 15-year-old Ryan Gainer unfolded on March 9 after deputies in Apple Valley responded to a 911 call from...