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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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Here are 5 criminal justice reform bills that advocates want to see passed in Springfield

1 week 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 week 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 week 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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

2 weeks 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.
Do curfews make us safer?

2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Jim Daley

This story was co-published in partnership with The TRiiBE. Click here to read what teens have to say about how they’re treated downtown, and here to read about what happened to teen third spaces. Do curfews increase public safety? What scant research there is has found mixed results in the United States.
‘There are no places for us to just be free’

2 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Tonia Hill

This story was co-produced in partnership with South Side Weekly. Teens are often absent from conversations that concern them. Not because they don’t have insight to add to these conversations, but because adults believe they know what’s best. This summer, as in previous years, the adults are trying to decide what to do with large teen hangouts called “trends.” Ald.
West Englewood celebrates grand opening of Healing House • The TRiiBE

3 weeks ago | thetriibe.com | Corli Jay

By Published on May 16, 2025 Grand opening of Englewood Healing House, a house transformed by nonprofit Imagine Englewood If into a wellness hub. Photo by Ash Lane for The TRiiBE® A Healing House is the newest addition to a block dedicated to serving the community on the South Side.