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Dr. Kisha McCaskill – Cook County Commissioner of the 5th District- has coalesced a well-rounded support base of residents, elected officials,...
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Chicago Defender’s 2025 Man of the Year, Quention Curtis, is in what many would call his winning season. Though he’s...
Read morePhi Beta Sigma Appoints Dr. Arthur R. Davis as 1st Vice Regional Director of Great Lakes Region
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, under the leadership of Great Lakes Regional Director, Dr. Willie C. Howard Garrett, proudly announces...
Read moreMERRY GREEN
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER, WHO'S WHO IN BLACK - CHICAGO
Merry Green is the President of MGPG Events, Inc. and the Creator & Founder of “The Black Women’s Expo” (BWe) in Chicago, and other urban markets. The Black Women’s Expo is the nation’s longest running empowerment exposition for the African American consumer having just celebrated an amazing 25 year milestone!






