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The Chicago Defender @ChiDefender

The Chicago Defender, established on May 5, 1905, is one of five Black newspapers/websites published by Real Times Media, Inc.

Joined June 2010
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Firelight Films@FirelightFilms
7 Jul 2025
‘Becoming Thurgood’ Documentary Brings Supreme Court Justice’s Legacy to Life on @PBS via @ChiDefender buff.ly/VDR5YlB
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Black Press USA
@BlackPressUSA
8 Jul 2025
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, ... blackpressusa.com/?p=1124111 @ChiDefender @NNPA_BlackPress @realDonaldTrump @PPIAction
Tonya Tucker, interim CEO at Planned Parenthood of Illinois.

ALT Tonya Tucker, interim CEO at Planned Parenthood of Illinois.
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BOSS On Campus@BOSSOnCampus
23 Jun 2025
Samantha Chatman Launches 'Mama, I Made It!' with Tina Knowles as Featured Guest @ChiDefender chicagodefender.com/samantha… #BOSSBusinesss
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Field Foundation@FieldFoundation
18 Jun 2025
"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." @ChiDefender recently profiled Field Foundation President Daniel O. Ash. bit.ly/3ZECrS9

Father, Leader, Changemaker: Daniel Ash’s Father’s Day Reflections on Equity and Community

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. What began as a simple...

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Brandon Pope TV@BpopeTV
30 May 2025
It’s an honor to write for the legendary @ChiDefender . 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-eu…

Karen Eubanks Jackson Makes History with ASCO Patient Advocate Award for Black Breast Cancer...

Karen Eubanks Jackson (Photo Provided). By Brandon Pope Karen Eubanks Jackson never set out to make history. She set out to survive. But in surviving, she created something far greater: a movement...

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The BOSS Network@TheBOSSNetwork
4 Jun 2025
Samantha Chatman Launches 'Mama, I Made It!' with Tina Knowles as Featured Guest @ChiDefender chicagodefender.com/samantha… #BOSSBusinesss
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Evan F. Moore@evanFmoore
10 May 2025
My @ChiDefender column on Caleb Williams, manhood, and homophobia won the Headline Club’s Peter Lisagor Award for Best Sports Commentary. Congrats to all the winners.
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Tacuma Roeback@tacumaroe
27 Apr 2025
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 @ChiDefender: chicagodefender.com/tacuma-r…

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BOSS On Campus@BOSSOnCampus
24 Mar 2025
WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Weekend Celebrates Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Chicago @ChiDefender chicagodefender.com/wdb-l-e-… #BOSSMember

WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Weekend Celebrates Black Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Chicago

Photo Credit: Sterling Gilmore Photography The three-day celebration of the 8th Annual WDB L.E.G.A.C.Y. Awards Weekend was about spotlighting Black business and making sure some prominent Chicagoland...

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Jerry G@JerryLEADS
17 Mar 2025
The Chicago Defender @ChiDefender
philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_
17 Mar 2025
What was the Black newspaper in your hometown? Trying to see something
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UIC Nursing@UICnursing
19 Mar 2025
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.
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Don’t Miss the 2025 Women of Excellence Awards & Induction Ceremony. Click the link below to purchase your tickets now. chicagodefender.com/cdwoe202…
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Illinois Press@IllinoisPress
3 Mar 2025
Thanks to the @ChiDefender for the excellent overview of @dzminda's new book JUSTICE BATTED LAST! chicagodefender.com/justice-… Preorder your copy of the book here: press.uillinois.edu/books/?i…

Justice Batted Last: The Untold Struggles of Black Chicago Baseball Players

Ernie Banks (L) and Minnie Minoso (R) (Photo Credits baseballhall.org and Public Domain). Baseball loves to utilize nostalgia any chance it can. I’m old enough to remember “Turn Back the Clock” games...

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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
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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
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Don’t Miss the 2025 Women of Excellence Awards & Induction Ceremony. Click the link below to purchase your tickets now. chicagodefender.com/cdwoe202…
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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
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"First Lady Michelle Obama official photographic portrait" by gademocrats is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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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
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