At Barry Manilow’s farewell tour stop at the Portland Moda Center on Wednesday, an Ida B Wells music teacher received $10,000 ...

Julia Tate was headed to bed a few weeks ago when her daughter burst into their rowhouse screaming. Tate’s cousin, Devon ...

Both women emphasize perseverance as essential to their political journeys, especially as Black women facing double barriers in predominantly White and male spaces. “You learn at an early age how to ...

Friday, July 18 From the Heart of Europe to Paris: 1:30 p.m. Friday, July 18, at Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, ...

This summer, young people between the ages of 9 and 24 have been participating in various programs, including: the CTE Summer ...

President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union troops in Richmond, Virginia at the end of the American Civil War. Published in ...

Wikimedia Commons/William_Avery Ida B. Wells-Barnett Ida B. Wells published “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases” ...

A transitional housing program and a shelter are expected to close as the number of new arrivals dwindles and state funds dry up.

Timuel Black, the activist and educator who spent decades chronicling Chicago’s Black history, posthumously joined the ranks ...

July 16, would have been the 163rd birthday of Ida B. Wells. I often think of her defining journalism when confronted with ...

She was a civil rights pioneer who exposed racial injustice and embodied liberty. Her legacy defines the true spirit of July 4 patriotism. | Opinion ...

Wednesday is Ida B. Wells' birthday, and a local organization is making sure Chicago girls learn about the trailblazing ...