It Takes A Village School, nestled in the heart of Chicago, is a beacon of community-focused education. Through a collaborative approach involving educators, parents, and the local community, It Takes A Village School aims to [...]
CHE “RHYMEFEST” SMITH Grammy Award-Winning Artist/Activist |Candidate for Chicago Public School Board District 10 Che “Rhymefest” Smith is an award-winning recording artist, humanitarian, actor, and community advocate. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, [...]
The Englewood Nature Trail is part of the city's multimillion-dollar investment stretching 1.75 miles along an unoccupied railroad corridor. Once owned by Norfolk Southern, the city acquired the land in 2018 and invested $6 million [...]
By Bronzeville Life Bronzeville’s historic but vacant Forum, once the hottest and largest dance hall on the South Side, has received a $1 million grant to build an arts and culture hub at the site. [...]
By Bronzeville Life Reporters Chicago wants to help struggling drivers at the pump and CTA riders struggling with the costs of inflation. Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently announced that the city will give free $150 gas [...]
Bronzeville Life Staff Reporter Chicagoan Steykine Wills, a hair stylist who works full-time for the locally-produced television drama Chicago Fire, sees helping to create characters as a central part of her job. “Depending on [...]
Since the Great Migration of Black southern voices descended on the low-end of Chicago’s Southside, there has been a strong presence of Black leadership. From Civil Rights to Black nationalism, the number of stakeholders contributing [...]
Throughout the summer, residents in the South Shore community witnessed the transformation Art In Motion (AIM) Charter School campus at 74th Place and East End, catering to students with interest in performing and visual arts. [...]
Chicago has become one of the leading markets in the coffee bean business. The king of the coffee world, Starbucks currently operates 184 stores in the Chicagoland area, second to New York City, according to [...]
It's a Polished Pebbles Homecoming! We would like to invite you to be part of our upcoming 10 Year Anniversary Celebration on October 12th hosted by Hyde Park Bank. Our theme is "We're Better [...]
The school season has wrapped as students transitioned from one grade to the next or high school graduates say their final farewells to classmates. They enter a new chapter in their lives. For college-bound students [...]
By: VeeLa Gonzales Cirque du Soleil’s VOLTA is an exciting voyage into both a visually striking world and a captivating dance between light and sound. Energetic, urban and contemporary, VOLTA is inspired in part by [...]
By: Dr. Sharice Bradford Twwitter: @coachsharice7 IG: @dr._sharice In a space once occupied by Advocate Health Care, Premier Urgent Health Care & OCC Health Center is now open and receiving patients. Sharing space with long [...]
By: Dr. Sharice Bradford Twwitter: @coachsharice7 IG: @dr._sharice In schools across America we are taught that slavery ended on January 1, 1863, which is why African American gather in churches around the country to celebrate [...]
Gov. Pritzker accomplished something that took Bruce Rauner almost his entire term to do—passed a $40 billion operating budget on a bipartisan agenda. This move means both House Democrats and Republicans participated in the process to ensure their constituents did [...]
Senior Pastor John F. Hannah and the New Life Covenant SE Church congregation invite families and the entire Chicago community to stand together for the annual “Prayer On The 9” initiative. A community outreach program [...]
By Deja Harrell Founded in 1911 on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated established itself as one of the nine Black Greek Letter Organizations in the United States. Eight years [...]
By Deja Harrell In mid-June, six lucky students from Leo Catholic High School will travel across the sea to spend a couple of weeks in Ghana, West Africa. “I thought it would be a unique [...]
When we hear about Chicago’s Southside Pullman community, we often think it was associated with the rich history of African American Pullman porters. For those who have grown up on the far Southside or are [...]