Michelle Obama could have climbed the ladder and left it at that. Instead, she held the door open. A First Lady, a role model, a Chicagoan through and through. #MichelleObama #blackexcellence

"First Lady Michelle Obama official photographic portrait" by gademocrats is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Carol Moseley Braun didn’t just make history—she forced the Senate to make room for Black women. The first to do it, but far from the last. #CarolMoseleyBraun #Trailblazer

Don’t Miss the 2025 Women of Excellence Awards & Induction Ceremony. Click the link below to purchase your tickets now. chicagodefender.com/cdwoe2025

Ida B. Wells used ink as a weapon. She exposed lynching, challenged the status quo, and risked her life for the truth. The press is free today because of women like her. #IdaBWells #PressFreedom

Bessie Coleman had to go to France just to get a pilot’s license. America wouldn’t let her fly, so she found a way. Then she made sure others could follow. #BessieColeman #AviationPioneer

Thanks to the The Chicago Defender for the excellent overview of @dzminda's new book JUSTICE BATTED LAST! chicagodefender.com/justice-batted… Preorder your copy of the book here: press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p088…

Don’t Miss the 2025 Women of Excellence Awards & Induction Ceremony. Click the link below to purchase your tickets now. chicagodefender.com/cdwoe2025

Congratulations to nurse-midwifery program director Pamela Pearson, who was selected as one of the 2025 @chidefender Women of Excellence honorees. Pearson will be celebrated for her dedication, accomplishments and positive influence at a ceremony on Friday.

WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Weekend Celebrates Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Chicago The Chicago Defender chicagodefender.com/wdb-l-e-g-a-c-… #BOSSMember

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Shedeur Sanders’s inexplicable slide in the 2025 NFL Draft had nothing to do with what he did on the field. This was personal. My piece for the The Chicago Defender: chicagodefender.com/tacuma-roeback…

My The Chicago Defender column on Caleb Williams, manhood, and homophobia won the Headline Club’s Peter Lisagor Award for Best Sports Commentary. Congrats to all the winners.

It’s an honor to write for the legendary The Chicago Defender . My first piece with the Black Press powerhouse is a profile on Karen Eubanks Jackson, a Breast Cancer Survivor making history with her Breast Cancer Advocacy chicagodefender.com/karen-eubanks-…

Samantha Chatman Launches 'Mama, I Made It!' with Tina Knowles as Featured Guest The Chicago Defender chicagodefender.com/samantha-chatm… #BOSSBusinesss

"For Daniel Ash, the work of social justice is more than a profession; it’s a calling rooted in personal experience and shaped by the transformative power of human connection." The Chicago Defender recently profiled Field Foundation President Daniel O. Ash. bit.ly/3ZECrS9

Samantha Chatman Launches 'Mama, I Made It!' with Tina Knowles as Featured Guest The Chicago Defender chicagodefender.com/samantha-chatm… #BOSSBusinesss

‘Becoming Thurgood’ Documentary Brings Supreme Court Justice’s Legacy to Life on PBS via The Chicago Defender buff.ly/VDR5YlB

Planned Parenthood of Illinois Vows to Stay Open After Trump Defunding Bill CHICAGO DEFENDER — Almost 30,000 PPIL patients rely on Medicaid for birth control, cancer screenings, STI testing and treatment, prenatal services, gender-affirming care, and abortion. Tonya Tucker, ...