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Pullman Porter Museum Celebrates 30 Years and Honors 100 Years of Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters

National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, located at the corner of 104th and Maryland Ave. (Photo Credit: NPS Photo/Ve'Amber D. Miller). The National A....

‘Keeping the Main Thing, the Main Thing’: Our Mission in a Democracy Under Siege

Mr. John Sengstacke, part owner and general manager of the Chicago Defender, one of the leading Negro newspapers (Photo Credit: Library of Congress). We African...

Mayor Harold Washington’s Enduring Legacy Honored at Annual Wreath-Laying Ceremony

Members of the Mayor Harold Washington Legacy Committee present a wreath at the former mayor's gravesite at Oak Woods Cemetery (Photo Credit: Tacuma R....

Black Films Shine at 60th Chicago International Film Festival

"The Spook Who Sat by the Door" will be one of over 15 Black films being showcased at the 60th Annual Chicago International Film...

‘King of Kings’ Premieres at Harper Court Theater, Uncovering the Story of Chicago’s Policy King

'"King of Kings," the fabulous Jones Brothers (Photo Credit: Freestyle Digital Media). Award-wining documentary about the boss of Policy, the precursor of the lottery, to...

Kim Coleman Foote’s Literary Journey: From Chicago State to Printers Row

Author Kim Coleman Foote reflects on her family’s legacy of strength, her debut novel "Coleman Hill" and the support she’s received as a finalist...

Ald. William Hall to Speak at DNC, Championing Kamala Harris and 6th Ward

Ald. William Hall of Chicago’s 6th Ward will address the Democratic National Convention, sharing his South Side roots and the lineage of Black leaders...

New Book by Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. and Stacy M. Brown Explores 500-Year Legacy of Transatlantic Slave Trade

Select Books Inc. is thrilled to announce the forthcoming release of a groundbreaking book, The Transatlantic Slave Trade: Overcoming the 500-Year Legacy, scheduled for...

American slavery wasn’t just a White man’s business − new research shows how White women profited, too

A colorized engraving depicts enslavers selling enslaved people in the 19th-century South. Corbis via Getty Images by Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University As the United States...

Keli Stewart’s Front Porch Arts Center: Uplifting West Side Culture, Creativity

Keli Stewart's Front Porch Arts Center is on a mission to spotlight Black culture and the arts on the West Side (Credit: Front Porch...

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