Saturday’s 96th parade celebrating the Black community shows the “longevity of the African American family and the support ...

1929: The first Bud Billiken Parade was hosted by Chicago Defender founder Robert Sengstacke Abbott as a way to thank the ...

For the 96th year, a parade celebrating African American culture dazzled thousands of eager spectators on the South Side. The ...

Since the summer of 1929, it's been a family tradition on the South Side. The Bud Billiken Parade draws thousands every year ...

Dasiah Smith, 4, from left, and Jayden Watkins, 5, watch the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. According to his mother, Dasiah has his first day of ...

The two-hour special broadcast of the 96th Annual Bud Billiken Parade was available live on ABC7 and abc7chicago.com on ...

Since the summer of 1929, it's been a family tradition on the South Side. The Bud Billiken Parade draws thousands every year ...

The Bud Billiken Day Parade is the largest African-American parade in the United States, taking place every August in the ...

People of all ages gathered for Chicago's 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, a massive back-to-school celebration that marked ...

As Chicago Public Schools students get ready for classes to resume next week, one organization are making sure they're not ...

S ummer on the South Side peaks with the annual tradition known as the Bud Billiken Parade, which marks the upcoming ...

Texas state Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins, flanked by state Reps. Ron Reynolds and Charlene Ward Johnson, called the GOP ...