Lynn Hamilton, a Chicago Heights native who had recurring roles in several late-20th century sitcoms, has died at 95.

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Coming up on Here and Now, award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance shares his latest project: the first audio edition of "W.E.B Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868-1919." Arguably one of the most ...

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Sarah Breedlove was born into a family of former slaves. However, as thriving entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, she blazed a ...

On July 2, 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964 became law with the signature of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

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The lead singer of a 1980s cult band was prohibited from working with Eddie Murphy on 'Coming to America' for extremely ...