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This is a list of African American newspapers and media outlets, which is sortable by publication name, city, state, founding date, and extant vs. defunct status. For more detail on a given newspaper, see the linked entries below.
Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) is a nonprofit grantmaking organization that focuses on creating opportunities and resources for women in the Chicago area. [1] Many Chicago based organizations such as South Side Giving Circle and LBTQ Giving Council further help women that face violence, poverty, and discrimination using the resources from CFW. [2]
To be included, a newspaper should be attested in a reliable source as an African American newspaper published in Illinois. The list is divided by region, and the newspapers attested in each region are placed in alphabetic order by city. Illinois' first African American newspaper was the Cairo Weekly Gazette, established in 1862. [1]
CHICAGO (AP) — The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests.
African Americans have significantly contributed to the history, culture, and development of Illinois since the early 18th century. The African American presence dates back to the French colonial era where the French brought black slaves to the U.S. state of Illinois early in its history, [3] and spans periods of slavery, migration, civil rights movement, and more.
As of July 2022, the median household income for the area was $93,202, and according to the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University, as of last year, 43.4% of the area’s population ...
The Chicago Urban League, established in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, is an affiliate of the National Urban League that develops programs and partnerships and engages in advocacy to address the need for employment, entrepreneurship, affordable housing and quality education.
The Chicago Black Renaissance and women's activism (U of Illinois Press, 2023. Lemann, Nicholas. The Promised Land: The Great Migration and How It Changed America (1991). Logan, John R., Weiwei Zhang, and Miao David Chunyu. "Emergent ghettos: Black neighborhoods in New York and Chicago, 1880–1940." American Journal of Sociology 120.4 (2015 ...