Before DNC, Westside Activists Demanded Democrats Spotlight Police Reform — They Ended Up Disappointed 

The Westside-based Leaders Network welcomed Cornel West and held a DNC kickoff concert on Aug. 18, hoping their issues would get attention on a national stage

On the Westside, Leaders Tout a Model for ‘Inclusive Community Development’

Major economic development projects in Austin, North Lawndale, and West Garfield Park are being funded, in part, by decades-old Democratic tax credits but powered by a unique combination of grassroots collaboration and community ownership

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T&C Fitness Club Has Something for Everyone

T&C Fitness at 5910 W. Chicago Ave. in Austin is the community's only Black-owned fitness club.

Print Edition: July 24, 2024
Silence Is the Message

Howard Sandifer’s and Joel Hall’s ‘Sweet Freedom Suite,” performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, was the Juneteenth experience I didn’t know I needed.

Commissioner Dennis Deer, ‘Healthcare Champion,’ Dies at 51 

Services for the 2nd District Cook County commissioner to occur July 8 and July 9.

Austin Credit Union Expands Access to Capital

The Leaders Network hosted a ribbon-cutting for its new Great Lakes Credit Union branch on June 26.

The Making of an Argument

How photographer Kenn Cook Jr.’s #BLACKMENWELOVEYOU, a multimedia exhibition displayed on June 15 at Columbus Park Fieldhouse, sees Black men through a different lens.