Diane Nash led the rides from Birmingham to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. She organized the 1963 Birmingham Desegregation ...
Explore the rich cultural heritage of Chicago's South Side, from the Great Migration to its enduring impact on culture, music ...
March 17 marks 106 years since the birth of musician Nat King Cole, whose success paved the way for future generations of ...
Rosa Parks was an avid yoga practitioner. The way Parks took a stand for civil rights reflects many of the principles behind ...
In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...
Lorraine Hansberry was a Chicago playwriting legend. Her father Carl was a real estate broker turned civil rights activist.
Activist groups argued planned immigration raids are retaliatory in nature because of Chicago's sanctuary city status.
Lillian Gregory, the widow of comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, remembers her husband who died in 2017. The interview is part of the StoryCorps "Brightness in Black" project.
Crain’s Chicago Business reported that “the ... Mays, a leader in the civil rights movement, said: “He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster ...