The finding that only 36% of Black-owned businesses have physical stores, led Putney, the Black-owned agency within independent BarkleyOKRP, to create digital storefronts for ...
Black History Month is acknowledged every February, and this year more than ever, we celebrate and honor the achievements, contributions, and rich cultural heritage of African ...
In celebration of Black History Month, The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center announces an initiative with Walgreens to offer DuSable apparel in select Walgr...
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) today launched its annual Black History Month campaign, designed to honor and uplift the contributions of Bl...
Emagine celebrates Black History Month with $5 African American influenced films February 2 – February 29, 2024
Emagine Entertainment invites you to visit select Emagine l...
Black History Month 2023 served up an opportunity for dozens of notable Black advertising creatives and entrepreneurs to look to the future, as Chicago house music pioneer Vinc...
Black McDonald's Operators Association and Three Black-Owned Businesses Honored at Event
Governor Pritzker today joined the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (...
The month of February is half over, but that doesn't mean it’s too late to celebrate Black History Month! There are a number of local and free Black History Month activities ...
Virtual event with Candace Parker kicks off a new CPL program series focused around social justice, equity and inclusivity
Chicago Public Library (CPL) announced the officia...
In celebration of Black Excellence Month, CÎROC and Sean 'Diddy' Combs unveil the newest iteration of their ongoing community-centric platform #CIROCStands.
#CIROCStands...
Award-winning film studio Stelo Stories and the DuSable Museum of African American History, the nation's oldest independent museum of Black history, announced the release of th...
Chicago is one of the most segregated big cities in America, and it comes at a cost. The Metropolitan Planning Council found that segregation costs the region $4.4 billion in l...
Film scholar Jacqueline Stewart makes a rich contribution to TCM for Black History Month, leading discussions about "Selma" with its star, David Oyelowo, and highlighting the w...
In storytelling, there are four P’s: people, place, purpose and plot. The South Side Short Film Series, Reel Black Filmmakers, a program of the Community Film Workshop of Chi...
We all know that slavery is absolutely wrong. What we don't know is that Abraham Lincoln owned slaves and sold them, says Kevin Orlin Johnson, author of The Lincolns in the...
McDonald's has launched Future 22, a new creative campaign that celebrates the work of 22 young, gifted and Black leaders whose passion and talent are creating meaningful chan...
Chicago’s premiere tap collective, M.A.D.D. Rhythms, has announced its 20th Anniversary Season. In 2021, the company continues to make a difference dancing rhythms with ...
