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Shawn Agyeman, left, laughs as Mashaun Alston, center, and Patric McCoy express their thoughts on parts of a book during the Visible Man Review book club meeting in Chicago on Aug. 25, 2022.

Attorney Alex Breland created the Visible Man Review, a book club for Black men where talk of culture, history and camaraderie is abundant

September 13, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

The pandemic may have initially shut down a number of endeavors, but it reinforced the long-standing truth that reading is fundamental. One just has to show up to the Visible...

Prince Asiel Ben Israel, front, with the African Hebrew Israelite community, at a news conference on April 20, 1998, in Chicago, calling for healing in the Black and white communities.

Community members reflect on the legacy of Prince Asiel Ben Israel, who took many Black Chicagoans to live in Israel

September 2, 2022 at 4:31 p.m.

When Yosef Asiel recollects early memories of his father, Prince Asiel Ben Israel, he recounts thinking at the age of 7 that the title of prince signified he would be...

‘Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul’: Talking church, Randall and naked torsos with Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown

September 1, 2022 at 12:30 p.m.

There's dancing, posing, styling and profiling, as well as the search for redemption in this Jordan Peele and Daniel Kaluuya produced film, "Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul." And there's...

Ashful Williams, Lakeside Alliance assistant superintendent, works onsite as construction continues on the Obama Presidential Center on Aug. 22, 2022, in Chicago.

Obama Presidential Center makes progress in building talent pipeline from South and West Side, report shows

August 26, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

Mamon Powers Jr. always envisioned being in business because that's how he grew up, surrounded by business owners in his home and community. By the time he was 15, he...

Publicist Briahna Gatlin of Swank Publishing, at the Black Excellence Music Expo at The Promontory, Aug. 3, 2022.

Purple Block Party is this weekend on the West Side. It’s the work of Briahna Gatlin, who has been helping with the Chicago hip-hop scene for years.

August 25, 2022 at 6:33 p.m.

"Authentic, spunky, well-connected, transparent, and hard working." These are the words Ayesha Jaco, executive director of West Side United, used to describe Briahna Gatlin, CEO and senior publicist at Swank...

Yvette Moyo, center, holds a photo of organizer and activist Harold Lucas during a community memorial for Lucas at the Quarry Event Center Aug. 22, 2022, in Chicago.

Beloved Bronzeville firebrand Harold Lucas has died. Organizer, activist, historian and preservationist will be missed. ‘Harold was one who did the work.’

August 29, 2022 at 11:07 a.m.

Community organizer. Activist. Preservationist. Historian. Advocate. Teacher. Tour guide. Entrepreneur. Cyclist. Fisherman. Friend. Father. Kingmaker. The Brilliant Bishop of Bronzeville. A self-described "brick thrower," Harold Lucas, Jr. had many monikers...

Carys Saunders, 7, talks about a piece of artwork in her Logan Square home that she painted with her mom Micaeh Johnson, Aug. 15, 2022.

Rents are going up, forcing Chicagoans to make lifestyle changes, or hunt for more affordable housing.

August 22, 2022 at 1:18 p.m.

When the pandemic started, photographer and public relations professional Micaeh Johnson realized she needed a little extra space for social distancing in the apartment she shared with her now-7-year-old daughter....

Maurice Swinney at the offices of Chicago Beyond, where he will be part of the team working on equity for city youth in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2022.

CPS’ Maurice Swinney moves to Chicago Beyond to help design equitable systems for youth

September 6, 2022 at 12:01 p.m.

What happens when a former Fenger High School principal, at the helm of an organization for and about youth's well-being, brings aboard a former Tilden Career Academy principal to help...

After jumping off the stage and hopping a barricade, Jim Belushi performs in the crowd at Blues Brothers Con at the Old Joliet Prison, Aug. 19, 2022.

Jim Belushi has done his stretches and is ready to kick off Blues Brothers Con with Dan Aykroyd this weekend

August 20, 2022 at 10:50 a.m.

Days away from the inaugural Blues Brothers Con, one starts to wonder: Do I have my suit pressed, and are my hat and shades at the ready to "shake a...

People cheer as Colette Hurd returns home Aug. 11, 2022.

Meet Colette Hurd, Northwestern’s 1st transplant recipient of organs that weren’t a match. An immunosuppression strategy is key to her success.

August 17, 2022 at 5:00 a.m.

It was 422 days at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. That's the length of Ashburn-area resident Colette Hurd's stay due to her idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, a condition that affects blood vessels...

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