1852: The first direct train from the East arrived in Chicago to the sound of a firing cannon and the sight of an immense ...

Woodlawn Cemetery is an unmissable landmark. Located at the end of the four-train, the Bronx cemetery, which began as a small plot in 1868.

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- From Monday, Feb 17 through Sunday, Feb 23, The Solutions Project (TSP) is celebrating its 5 th annual Black Climate Week, an award-winning campaign ...

Sometimes blending Scripture with contemporary music and the arts, faith leaders are providing lessons on Black history to ...

Tucked away in one of the crannies of Woodlawn’s Experimental Station is a custom-built sound-proofed booth, where Mary ...

Matthew Chialastri, who was raised an Eagles fan by his father, Phillip, was killed in a naval aircraft crash just months before the Birds won the Super Bowl in 2018.

Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and inspire the future. In Chicago, the public library serves as a hub for learning and community engagement ...

Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, lionizing heroes like Frederick Douglass and William Still; shining a spotlight ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The federal government is stepping up its recent immigration sweeps across the country with sanctuary cities like Chicago being heavily targeted. At a press conference alongside ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to... A new book explains what the color blue can teach ...

In an email to NBC Chicago, Jill Bronaugh, communications cirector at the KDHE, described the ongoing outbreak as the "largest documented outbreak in U.S history presently," since the Centers for ...

Neil Shubin is a Chicago author, explorer, and scientist who shares stories from his epic adventure to the North and South Poles, revealing the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos ...