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A member of the Michigan National Guard stands at the ready as firemen battle a blaze in Detroit in July 1967. AP Photo by Say...

"East Texas Hot Links" actors Alfred H. Wilson, Kelvin Roston Jr., and Willie B. (Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow). The play "East Texas Hot Links" crackles...

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...

Stevie Wonder. Getty Images by Nemata Blyden, University of Virginia There’s a long history of African Americans settling in Ghana or keeping in close contact with the...

JAM MASTER JAY October 25 1940—The Black newspaper owners group—the NNPA (National Newspaper Publishers Association) is founded. 1940—Benjamin O. Davis Sr. becomes the first Black general...

A small group of young aviators at Dunbar HS is learning how to become aircraft mechanics and licensed pilots. Chicago has a rich history...

Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning investigative reporter for the New York Times, sat down to discuss The 1619 Project, which places black people at the center of American history while examining the complicated and lasting legacy of slavery. Chicago Ideas, a nonprofit that provides diverse audiences with access to thought leaders and innovative ideas, hosted the talk.

‘I remember seeing a regular black love story and wanting to be a part of that.’ I put up the first episode of The Misadventures...

When You Need Some Advice Don’t Ask Twice… Ask Dr. Karen!   ***To all my on-line readers, I would like to thank each and everyone of...

      Jesse White Hosts “Preserving Their Memories” A Celebration of the Illinois Veterans’ History Project   As a special acknowledgement to veterans Secretary of State, State Librarian and...