Those savvy in the city’s Black history might know where Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, Chicago’s first non-Native resident, established his homestead. Or, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived ...

Our radio adaptation of the film, The Murder of Fred Hampton, produced by filmmakers Mike Gray and Howard Alk, provides a glimpse into the life of Hampton and the Illinois Black Panther Party. On ...

Historian Elizabeth Todd-Breland discusses how schools have become a key site of struggle amid rising fascism in the US.

What Jasmine Crockett reveals about America's long habit of neutering Black political power.

James D. Montgomery, the city’s first Black corporation counsel, learns of his ancestral roots from Henry Louis Gates, ...

As Ryan Coogler could make history at the 2026 Oscars, let's look back at Black directors whose films deserved more recognition than they got!

In March 2007, Jackson pledged his support for Barack Obama's campaign to become the first African American in the White ...

The weekend brings The Price is Right Live, the 2026 Stephenson County Home Show and more to the Freeport area.

Springfield's late-night wine and coffee shop has shifted ownership to the Hurleys, who are based in Florida with political ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Chicago institution who left footprints globally in his ardent advocacy for civil rights, has died. He ...

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of March 1-7 include singer Justin Bieber, “Black Panther” actor Lupita Nyong’o and country singer Luke Combs. Actor Javier Bardem turns ...

A counterintelligence program sought to neutralise their efforts.