Sharon Fountain

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. remains hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for observation and treatment of his health issues, Jesse Jackson Sr.

Spotlighting Urgent Need for Action to Support Family Caregivers

Protect your family's future with essential tips for Black homeowners on managing Property After Death in our informative forum.

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, new research from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is offering fresh hope to women facing

Calling all movie lovers! A new film is being shot across Chicago and Northwest Indiana this weekend, and producers are inviting residents to be part of the

Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is condemning what he calls a “political retribution tour” by former President Donald Trump following reports that a

As part of a bold $1 billion investment to transform health care and close the 30-year life expectancy gap on Chicago’s South Side, Advocate Health Care is

Apples and autumn go together — visits to apple orchards, making caramel apples and drinking delicious apple cider. Apples aren’t meant to be eaten just in

Chicago is facing a financial reckoning of historic proportions. With a projected $1.1 billion shortfall in the city’s main operating fund for fiscal year

By Sharon Fountainand Marcus Robinson

Vanessa A. Harris, P.E., founder of the Strategy for Access Foundation and creator of the Fun4Everyone Conference, has a simple but powerful message: fun,

Dorothy R. Leavell, publisher of the Chicago Crusader and Gary Crusader newspapers, will be honored as one of the inaugural recipients of the Integrity Media

Gary’s fashion scene will once again merge with community health advocacy when “Pressure on the Runway” returns to the Indiana University Northwest Theatre on

South Shore residents are preparing to lace up their sneakers for the community’s first South Shore Health Economic Development (S.S.H.E.D.) 5K Walk/Run, an

The community center now under construction in Woodlawn is 60 percent complete. The roof is finished and the shell is nearly enclosed, with interior work

The National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum (NAPRPPM) has announced exciting plans to culminate the yearlong celebration of the 100th Anniversary of

After more than a decade at the helm of one of America’s largest retailers, Target Corporation CEO Brian Cornell announced he will step down on February 1,

Illinois has become the first state in the Midwest to require public colleges and universities to provide students with access to medication abortion and

Vice President JD Vance and Governor Mike Braun's Indiana visit raises concerns among advocates committed to protecting voting rights.

During an exclusive in-person interview at the Chicago Crusader Newspaper office on July 31, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-2nd District) laid out her vision