The McKinley Park community area has been known as a working-class community throughout its history. According to the Encyclopedia of...

Chatham and Greater Grand Crossing are two South Side community areas that are linked by a busy African American business district,...

When playwright Lorraine Hansberry was a child in 1937, her family moved into a home in Woodlawn. Their case fighting the covenants went...

Originally just called Lawndale, the North Lawndale community area was named by a real estate developer in the late 1800s. Its name was...

Pilsen’s story has always been one of immigrants. Located on the Southwest Side, the neighborhood, which falls in the Lower West Side...

With its proximity to the former site of the 1893 world’s fair and a prominent African American history museum, the Washington Park...

With bustling nightlife, dining, dancing, music, shopping, and a community of revered thought leaders, Bronzeville was the center of “The...

The Englewood community and its residents are often at the center of a city-wide conversation about how to support communities that have...

Chicago-based non-profit Girls Like Me Project, Inc (GLMPI) will kick off their 2020 fundraising efforts with an exclusive movie...

In October, Chicago TREND, celebrated a $5 million investment from Fifth Third Bank to finance community revitalization in partnership...

What an absolutely amazing opportunity for students and parents in the Chicagoland area! The Chicago chapter of 100 Black Men hosted a...

I had an opportunity to attend the dedication of the forthcoming Museum of Gospel Music on September 26. It was a day filled with joy,...

The Chicago chapter of 100 Black Men (100BMC) welcomed over 200 people to its annual Health and Wellness Expo over the weekend at Malcolm...

This past weekend marked the beginning of a new national effort to preserve the narrative and legacy of African Americans when the famed...

The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Museum of African-American History and Culture...

While speaking to various members and supporters of 100 Black Men of Chicago, I learned that their annual scholarship fair has...

The founder of Brown Girl Project wants to create a space for all brown girls to thrive and she’s making Chicago her first stop! READ MORE

“This has got to be a MOVEMENT election.” As news continues to swirl about the current man occupying the White House⁠—and the latest...

After the release of the first report in 2017, Black Tech Mecca (BTM) has continued to lead the charge on compiling data that aims to...

When I started The Civic Tech Collective as a blog on WordPress, it was with the intention of building a mega-resource of ALL THINGS...