Donation Options Search Search Search The former Wabash Avenue YMCA of Chicago in Bronzeville houses the Renaissance Collaborative, a social services organization founded in 1992 to save the ...

An historic YMCA building in Bronzeville is getting $50,000 to help preserve its place in telling the African American story. Why it matters: The Wabash Avenue YMCA at 3763 S. Wabash was a ...

The seeds of Black History Month were planted on Chicago's South Side, in a former YMCA known as the Wabash Y. It was one of the only places Black people could stay in Chicago in the early 1900s ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- We begin our celebration ... Nearly a century ago, the origins of Black History Month began at the Wabash Avenue YMCA, led by the famed Carter G. Woodson. CBS 2's Ryan Baker ...

The seeds of Black History Month were sown more than 100 years ago in the South Side YMCA at 3763 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at ...

Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHICAGO — The former Historic Wabash YMCA was built in 1911 and finished in 1913. It was largely financed by Julius ...

The historic Wabash Y served as a gateway for African ... JR if he would be willing to give $25,000 to build a YMCA for Blacks in Chicago," said Ascoli. "If you were a Black young man coming ...

The former Wabash Avenue YMCA of Chicago in Bronzeville houses the Renaissance Collaborative, a social services organization founded in 1992 to save the landmark from being demolished. The former ...

Thomas, well known for his in depth knowledge of Chicago history, discussed the role of the nearby Wabash YMCA in promoting Black excellence over the years. “It's recognized as being one of the ...

The historic Bronzeville YMCA where Black History Month was first ... lived at the Y at the end of his life. The tie to Chicago’s business history is also strong. Julius Rosenwald, who ran ...

At the historic Wabash YMCA in Bronzeville, local Y leaders welcomed and worked to empower Chicago migrants from the Jim Crow South through housing and job training for the newly arrived African ...

Dorri McWhorter, the CEO of YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago, is leaving the organization at the end of June to helm the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. She’ll be the first woman and first Black CEO ...