On June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, with a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, which he read to ...

A woman may have committed arguably one of the most embarrassing faux pas in public transit history after not paying attention to where she sat. Nola (@nolagordon) shared a pair of Snapchat photos she ...

The recent death of President John Tyler’s grandchild reminds us that the past seems distant but it’s closer than it appears, former history instructor. Bazemore, Jr. writes ...

Among the many executive orders President Trump has made during the past six months, so many of them bad policy and just plain ignorant, I object especially to his dismissal ...

Community members attended a training on legally documenting ICE activity, emphasizing lawful actions and civil rights protection.

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Silks was definitely more upscale than my father’s joint, King’s Tavern and Grill, which was pretty dumpy by comparison, but ...

Every year since 1976, Phil Stone has been honoring President Abraham Lincoln on his Feb. 12th birthday at the Lincoln ...

Chicago Opera Theater has just unveiled a remarkable new work. “She Who Dared” is a compelling true story with warts-and-all ...

Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History celebrates its 60th anniversary this year with a more critical ...

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Chicago Opera Theater’s world-premiere about the 1950s Montgomery bus boycotts tells the real story, usually a one-liner in ...