Between 1959 and 1963, an elementary school class in West Chatham went from majority white to majority Black, and Next Voices ...

Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had ...

With this offseason's coaching carousel largely completed, the NFL has seven head coaches of color, but just one offensive ...

The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce honored outstanding member businesses and volunteers during its annual meeting Thursday, ...

"The Whole World Is a Mystery" at the Carnegie Museum of Art marks the first retrospective look at Gertrude Abercrombie in ...

The former professor believes he was let go because he disagreed with the diversity-focused hiring at the university, the ...

Dr. Tim Tooten was an affiliate professor of communication and media at Loyola University Maryland. The school is remembering Tooten, who died last weekend, for his media expertise, his enthusiasm for ...

Civil rights champions have diverse college journeys. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most recognized civil rights leader in U.S. history, but across many decades, numerous Black activists ...

Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.

Before LaFace Records and So So Def Recordings, there was Black Swan Records, a record company by Georgian Harry Pace that released music by Black artists for Black listeners.

CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.