It wasn't only the free-love hippies that enjoyed floral prints and motifs in the '60s - motifs were also popular on the mini ...
Jerry Butler, a soul music giant who later served as a Windy City politician, has died following a long battle with Parkinson ...
Friday marks the 60th anniversary of the death of Malcolm X, a prominent Black American Muslim civil rights activist.
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.
Diane Nash led the rides from Birmingham to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. She organized the 1963 Birmingham Desegregation ...
Robin Moore initially had one purpose: learn more about the life of her grandfather Reginald Moore. She never expected that mission to take her to a grassy field in a remote part of Canada, where ...
got a job with the city of Chicago’s Department of Streets and Sanitation ... “Their music was the sound of the Civil Rights Movement.” Singer Jerry “Iceman” Butler and his wife Annette. Jerry and ...
Running from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Chicago Theological Union, 5416 S. Cornell Avenue, the event will play host to Rep.
Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the ...
Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...
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 ...