black-owned businesses

12 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month in Chicago

Every February, we honor Black History Month — a tradition with origins in Chicago that celebrates the history, ingenuity and ongoing fight for justice and equity for Black people in America and across the globe. Do your party this month and all year long by supporting Black-led organizations, art programs, restaurants and more. Here are […]

by Margaret Smith

February 1, 2023

18 Black-Owned Restaurants in Chicago and the Suburbs to Support During Black History Month… and All Year Round

February — which it is worth noting, is the shortest month of the year — is Black History Month in America, and traditionally when you’ll see Black-owned restaurant roundups like this one (written by a white food journalist, no less). But you’d be a fool to give short shrift to any of these terrific places, […]

by Julie Chernoff

February 2, 2022