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

From Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, the achievements of Black athletes have had a role in advancing civil rights.

In 1925, the first issue of The New Yorker was published. In 1934, Nicaraguan guerrilla leader Cesar Augusto Sandino was killed by members of the country's national guard.

President Trump arrived at a packed White House celebration alongside Tiger Woods to a roaring crowd. The event came as he ...

Trump commemorated Black History Month with golfer Tiger Woods after his DEI executive order halted the celebration of certain race-based holidays.

President Donald Trump welcomed attendees to the White House Thursday to celebrate Black History and announced the planned ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

Highly decorated Marine commando Maj. James Capers will visit Ohio on Friday. His service is also being recognized in an ...

Mississippi is steeped in Black history and culture, from Civil Rights sites that spurred national change to the delta -the birthplace of the blues.

It is painfully clear that President Donald Trump is attempting to whitewash America’s past. He is glossing over the worst ...

Why is Black History Month in February? The commemoration of important Black Americans and events happens largely during the ...

A Central Middle School social studies teacher is in the midst of doing extensive research into the life of a World War I veteran who lived just 25 miles north of Columbus, a farmer who was one of the ...