Government Shutdown closes National Black Museum Indefinitely
By Erick Johnson
The popular National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) closed Wednesday January 2, the latest attraction to close due to...
Chicago: America’s most segregated city
Image by Brookings Institution Analysis of Census Data
The lives of black and white Chicago residents could hardly be more different.
The Windy City, which is...
Madam C.J. Walker’s great great granddaughter responds to accusations that Netflix’s “Self-Made”...
By J. Coyden Palmer
Muhammad Ali had Joe Frazier. Tiger Woods had Phil Mickelson. Michael Jordan had, well the entire Detroit Pistons “Bad Boy” teams....
The List of Black and Missing Continues to Grow
THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION CONTINUES ITS SERIES ON MISSING BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
Type the name Tawny Reed...
What really happened to Sam Cooke?
Dueling documentaries spark interest in alleged murder conspiracy
By Stephanie Gadlin
National Correspondent
More than five decades after influential musician and soul singer Sam Cooke was mysteriously...
Four Chicago officers await their fate
Police Board mulls whether to fire them as they stand accused of lying in Laquan McDonald case
Crusader Staff Report
The fate of four officers is in...
Decades later, a secret finally revealed
By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader
It’s a known fact that in 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became the third Black leader to win...
Illinois leaders support inquiry for Trump’s impeachment
Illinois leaders call for Trump’s impeachment
Crusader Staff Report
Illinois leaders are supporting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's move to begin a formal inquiry for President Donald...
Riverwalk restaurant caught using Lem’s Barbeque’s name without permission
Chicago Brewhouse received a Cease and Desist letter to remove Lem's name from its menu
By Erick Johnson
On August 19, a customer was dining at...
The White House? A Grand Southern Mansion? Tyler Perry’s New Studios...
By Erick Johnson
FORT McPHERSON, Ga – Madea would be so proud. Tyler Perry has outdone himself.
On his new, sprawling 330-acre studio complex in...
