NEW — TRIIBE EIC Tiffany Walden recaps the reporting she did to track down the full voter roll call from a recent City Council committee vote to reject Mayor Johnson’s millionaire tax ballot question for the November election. thetriibe.com/reshape/why-...

i wrote this today

NEW — Mixing classic ghetto house and juke anthems, DJ Slugo had festgoers dancing to staples like “Get Down Lil Mama” and “Let’s Go to The Mo,” proving that the fast-paced sound remains just as infectious on the Chosen Few stage as it has been in Chicago for decades. thetriibe.com/2026/07/chos...

i had some really good conversations yesterday about Blackness and the Diaspora that didn’t make it into this particular piece. i learned a lot on this one and it’s got me deeply thinking on whether a Black utopia is possible in the future. thetriibe.com/2026/06/ever...

NEW — The Obama Presidential Center is buzzing with hope as the museum campus opens its doors to the public today. Some likened the emotion and spirit of yesterday's grand opening ceremony to election night in 2008, when Obama became the first Black president. thetriibe.com/2026/06/for-...

Stoked to premiere The Invite: Freedom **exclusively** on the Blacksky feed right here on Bluesky! For Juneteenth 12pm CT we spoke to the dopest Black artists we knew about Freedom in all the ways. Then we talk to @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team about @blackskyweb.xyz building community spaces!

NEW — Our team is on the ground at the Obama Presidential Center’s grand opening ceremony today. We’re also carrying the livestream of the event, which begins at 11:00 a.m. central. Watch here. thetriibe.com/2026/06/live...

“There I was, a 32-year-old single woman facing a c-section where I would deliver tumors instead of a child,” TRiiBE Co-founder Morgan Elise Johnson writes. thetriibe.com/2026/06/what...

NEW — Is the Obama Presidential Center a modern-day pyramid? Contributing Political Reporter Monroe Anderson asks the question during the press tour of the 19.3-acre OPC campus. WATCH: thetriibe.com/2026/06/is-t...

NEW — This one is for "The Chi" fans. Whether he’s designing clothes or commanding the screen, Cortez Smith — the man behind Nuck on the hit show "The Chi" — has main character energy. Smith stopped by The TRiiBE Studio in Chicago to rap about his time on the show. thetriibe.com/2026/06/the-...

NEW — Teen trends are THEE topic of discussion right now. And convos about punishing teens and parents with jail keep cycling back around. Chicago Police District Councilor Dion McGill unpacks the risks of creating a youth incarceration machine and offers solutions. thetriibe.com/2026/06/opin...

NEW — Three years into his term, The TRiiBE checks in with Mayor Brandon Johnson on some of the political challenges that he’s facing in his fight for working people. thetriibe.com/2026/05/prog...

NEW — Social justice artist Tonika Lewis Johnson stopped by The TRiiBE Studio in Chicago to talk about her latest project, UnBlocked Englewood, an arts-driven beautification project providing home repairs on blocks directly impacted by predatory housing practices. thetriibe.com/2026/05/insi...

Emmanuel Andre is bringing a restorative justice mindset to Chicago’s community safety office thetriibe.com/2026/05/emma... - Chicago is lucky to have this man in this position.

“Safety is not just the absence of violence, but it’s the presence of belonging. And what does that mean, to really belong? Oftentimes that’s what young people gravitate to."

see stuff like this is why I can’t fully say Brandon Johnson has been a bad mayor. Not great, but the city is in far better shape than it would’ve been in Vallas’s hands

here’s something i wrote today. thetriibe.com/2026/05/emma...

NEW — Acclaimed culture journalist and author @danyelsmith.bsky.social reminisces about the time she was on a 3-way call with Joe Jackson and Quincy Jones, negotiating her first VIBE magazine cover of Janet Jackson. WATCH: thetriibe.com/2026/04/dany...

i love working with Tiffany and @thetriibe.com

NEW — This week’s RESHAPE newsletter is special. We’re proud to publish acclaimed author, film consultant and former VIBE magazine Editor-in-Chief @danyelsmith.bsky.social’s TRiiBE debut, honoring the legacy of Quincy Jones and his impact on the culture. thetriibe.com/reshape/from...

The conversation doesn’t stop here. There’s more on the way, and we’re previewing it in our RESHAPE newsletter. Subscribe today to see it: thetriibe.com/newsletters/

It was an honor to work with former VIBE EIC Danyel Smith on this interactive story about the cultural impact of Quincy Jones. The TRiiBE stands in the legacy of Mr. Jones, Danyel and the trailblazing work of VIBE. thetriibe.com/interactive/...

I wish I could go back in time and tell 8-year-old me that she’d actually get to work with @danyelsmith.bsky.social one day. It’s truly been an honor and joy to watch this interactive profile on the genius of Quincy Jones come to life. More to come. Click the link below to read.

so thrilled to create this with @thetriibe.com -- chicago-based, Black-owned, woman-owned media org

it’s not even March yet, and i’m already getting candidate announcement emails for Chicago alderperson positions. the race to 2027 is going to be a riiiide. ppl are fed up.

the perfect reset this weekend ✨

I know this will probably have asshats in my mentions again, but periodic reminder that everything happening now has a precedent. And that precedent is closer than slavery, internment, boarding schools, Jim Crow...it is the very modern school to prison pipeline. It is the last 40 years of policy.

A morning read — TRIIBE EIC Tiffany Walden unpacks why they covered Springfield this week. “Pritzker going against the corporate head tax was not progressive. Yet, his stance wasn’t really publicly critiqued. So, we thought, where else is he not being progressive?” thetriibe.com/reshape/ther...

new RESHAPE newsletter just dropped. i wrote this one 😏 thetriibe.com/reshape/ther...

TGIF, from the depths of my heart

Chicago voter turnout in this midterm primary election is bananas. 10,163 ballots received as of last night. By contrast at this stage in 2022: 438 ballots received 2018: 186 ballots received

Getting our voices to the seats of power makes a difference in understanding the stakes and being able to better advocate for our communities.

i went down to Springfield for the first time. wrote about it with @tonia.thetriibe.com for @thetriibe.com. everyone i bumped into was so happy we were there ☺️ readers have been asking us to make the trip for a while now. thetriibe.com/2026/02/lead...

NEW — If Northwest Indiana is the leading candidate for a new Chicago Bears stadium, it’s a trip most Black Chicagoans routinely make for cheaper goods and gas anyway. The Indiana-Illinois border is fluid for those on the South Side and in the south suburbs. thetriibe.com/2026/02/some...

166 days after Midway Blitz begin, Eileen can no longer ignore the people of Cook County

self-soothing 101: watch Shrinking.

In this accompanying piece, TRiiBE culture correspondent @romej.thetriibe.com dives into a historic 1938 game where the Chicago Bears took on the Negro All-Stars. "There’s this progressive element to even schedule the game, but the backdrop is not one of progress.” thetriibe.com/2026/02/firs...

NEW — The Chicago Bears celebrate Black History Month with a "Love, Legacy & Chicago" roundtable discussion in partnership with The TRiiBE and featuring historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas, Bears VP Brian McCaskey, and Bears content presenter Jasmine Baker. youtu.be/e5ZJ2fQIACk?...

Nancy Meyers has the most cozy film sets

i thank God for my mama

wait… did I miss Caleb Williams and the 3 Point? they just flipped from NBA All Star to a college game ????

NEW — Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson exercised his veto power for the second time on the proposed hemp ban ordinance, which business advocates described as a harmful and destructive ban reminiscent of the 1920s alcohol prohibition era. thetriibe.com/2026/02/mayo...

if GTA 6 ever comes out, i may actually go get a Playstation

Now I have something to look forward to!

NEW — Business owners in Chicago’s hemp industry are demanding that Mayor Brandon Johnson veto a controversial hemp ordinance that industry stakeholders describe as a harmful and destructive ban reminiscent of the 1920s alcohol prohibition era. thetriibe.com/2026/02/chic...

Watching Rome’s evolution over the past year has been a joy 🥹

Multiple other images were released tonight, per a court ruling modifying a protective order around the case of Marimar Martinez, whom Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot last Oct. 4. These stand out: the inside of a car, and a chair in an auto shop, both stained with what appears to be blood.

For Black History Month, support The TRiiBE by joining our free weekly newsletter. The TRiiBE is an award-winning, independent and Black-owned news company based in Chicago. thetriibe.com/newsletters/

Pro-Israel dollars have entered the race. United Democracy Project have released an ad supporting candidate Melissa Conyears-Ervin. Reportedly, donors who gave to candidate Jason Friedman’s campaign have also given to AIPAC, including eight of the same UDP donors. thetriibe.com/2026/02/the-...