Black students have often looked outside of the bounds of the University for structured, serious leadership and community, finding sanctuary within organizations like OBS and ACSA, which provide Black ...

A new report by the Chicago Urban League highlights significant disparities in the educational, economic and health outcomes between Black and white residents in the city. The 2023 “State of ...

Burks, who is Black and − like Ben − from Chicago’s South Side, took three buses each way, every day, to go to a charter high school away from his neighborhood.

Black college and university graduates earn an average of 15 percent less than their white classmates and are more likely to be underemployed, the NAACP finds. Almost 40 percent default on their ...

Black and Hispanic people who grew up in Chicago were exposed to gun violence at a “significantly and persistently higher rate” by age 40 than their White counterparts, a new report shows.

Data show Black students declined as a share of total enrollment at DePaul University over the past decade, dropping to 7.4% from 8.3%. The University of Illinois Chicago likewise saw a dip in its ...

Solidarity in a siloed city: Members of the dance companies that are part of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project’s 2023 cohort. The 10 companies will share the stage at Ravinia on Sept. 7.

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Chicago Urban League has released its 2023 "State of Black Chicago" report, stating the city remains hyper-segregated, with Black and white families concentrated in certain ...