Protest movements played a decisive role in shaping the history of our rebellion-born nation. In the 20th century alone, mass ...

The movement is a 24-hour economic blackout where consumers are not supposed to buy from corporations, avoid all nonessential ...

Explore the rich cultural heritage of Chicago's South Side, from the Great Migration to its enduring impact on culture, music ...

Miller Green fought against racial segregation in the south during the 1960s, helping set the stage for the Civil Rights Act that soon followed. Now living in the Chicago area, he recalled his time as ...

The idea of food as nourishment took on a whole new meaning during “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed ...

Jackson Sr., who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights movement. Attendees at the breakfast included Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Illinois House Speaker Emmanuel ...

March 17 marks 106 years since the birth of musician Nat King Cole, whose success paved the way for future generations of ...

A national civil rights watchdog group launched an undercover investigation into housing discrimination in the Chicago area. The group, Housing Rights Initiative (HRI), spent nine months in the ...

A church-founded liberal arts college with a chaplain’s office was always going to be my choice for higher education. After ...

Reverend Dr Otis Moss III leads the congregation at Trinity United Church of Christ on Chicago’s South Side ... was that they were sitting on the sidelines during the Civil Rights movement, they weren ...

To protest her arrest, the Black community boycotted the Montgomery bus system, a pivotal event in the modern Civil Rights Movement. The way Parks took a stand for civil rights reflects many of ...