The TRiiBE

The TRiiBE is an online media platform dedicated to presenting fresh perspectives that redefine the stories of Black millennials in Chicago. Through our original journalism, documentaries, creative writing, and videos, we highlight the diverse experiences of Black Chicago from our unique viewpoint. As an independent and alternative news outlet, our mission is to bring together Black millennials in Chicago to work towards building a safer and more dynamic city.

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ComEd customers will see higher light bills this summer. Who's to blame? • The TRiiBE

2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

By Published on June 11, 2025 ComEd Headquarters location at 3420 N. California Ave.
For Black millennials, Chicago remains an ideal place to call home

2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Chasity Cooper

When Stephanie Sorrina Beecher lived in a Milwaukee suburb, she and her teen-aged son often visited Chicago for the weekends. They would travel the entire city, looking for culture and adventure. But it turns out those visits were really practice runs for scouting out a new home.
South Side residents form CKO Tenants Union to demand restitution for subpar living conditions in 30 apartment buildings

3 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

A group of South Shore residents have formed a tenant union that includes the majority of people who lived in a collection of apartment buildings formerly managed by CKO Real Estate. The unionization comes after months of organizing by tenants who have complained about unlivable conditions in the buildings.
Here are 5 criminal justice reform bills that advocates want to see passed in Springfield

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

The Illinois General Assembly is expected to close out the current legislative session on May 31, the deadline to approve and pass a balanced state budget. Lawmakers will have to think of ways to close a $3 billion budget gap and fund transportation, pensions and more. Criminal justice advocates, however, are hoping that the Illinois legislature also will pass five proposed bills they’ve long advocated for on the behalf of imprisoned and formerly incarcerated people.
These Black business owners say they benefited from Beyoncé's Chicago tour stop • The TRiiBE

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

By Published on May 27, 2025 Cowboy Carter theme clothing was sold at The Silver Room in Hyde Park while Beyoncé made her stop in Chicago during her tour.
The TRiiBE announces West Side studio

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Morgan Elise Johnson

A version of this Publisher’s Note was sent out to our TRiiBE newsletter subscribers this afternoon. Hey family,The TRiiBE has finally reached the point where we are embracing a future that we always knew was ours. When we launched in 2017, our editor-in-chief Tiffany Walden and I sought to bring to life a publication and production company, merging her journalism experience with my film background.
Black clergy in Chicago denounce Trump DOJ’s probe into city’s hiring practices

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

On Friday morning, dozens of Black clergy condemned what’s being described as a probe by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) into the city of Chicago’s hiring practices. The group says they enthusiastically support Mayor Brandon Johnson. “The attacks on our state and our city are premeditated because Chicago stands at the epicenter of justice,” said Jonathan Brooks, Johnson’s longtime pastor and leader of Lawndale Christian Community Church.
Housing advocates rally for ‘just cause’ evictions in Chicago

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

At today’s Chicago City Council meeting, Ald. Desmon Yancy (5th Ward) introduced an ordinance crafted to prevent unjust evictions. Now, it’ll go before the rules and housing committees for consideration. As written, the ordinance — named Just Cause for Eviction — protects renters who, under the current city law, don’t have to be given a reason for an eviction or non-renewal of a lease.
Chicago showed up and out for Beyoncé, even though the weather tried it

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Tiffany Walden

Messages like “Never ask permission for something that already belongs to you” and “The reclamation of America” are issued as executive orders on the screen. Beyoncé lends her own image to strong displays of Black art, with one of her in a white veil surrounded by two crows and a mangled American flag, which circles back at the end of the show with an inflatable lady Liberty silenced by a bandanna tied around her mouth.
Teen third spaces were once the epicenter of Chicago's music and dance trends. What happened? • The TRiiBE

1 month ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

Many of those who spoke to The TRiiBE reminisced on the days of the parties when the dance form of juking was prominent. Similar to how teen clubs and school sets cultivated a space for House music and the jackin’ scene in the ’90s, juke also showed up in skating rinks throughout Chicago.B. Kadijat Towolawi, 37, who grew up in Uptown, remembers the days at Rainbo Skating Rink on the North Side.