Mavis Staples sparkles during Chicago homecoming while John Primer assembles an all-star band on stage during Chicago Blues ...

The Bud Billiken Parade is the largest African American parade in the United States, drawing thousands of Chicagoans each ...

The “Good Trouble Lives On” national day of action honors the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis. Protests ...

Timuel Black, the activist and educator who spent decades chronicling Chicago’s Black history, posthumously joined the ranks ...

Good Trouble Lives On" protests will take place in Chicago today, rallying against President Donald Trump and his policies.

CHICAGO – In Chicago, numerous events commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. included many community service projects. City and state leaders, along with community members, gathered at Soldier ...

Ten fourth- and fifth-grade students from Chicago Public Schools and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago competed for the top honor at Foley & Lardner LLP’s Annual MLK Jr. Oratory Competition… ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Chicago was significant. In early 1966, he moved his family into an apartment in the 1500 block of South Hamlin Avenue to draw attention to the poor living ...

Martin Luther King III reflected upon his family’s steadfast dedication to activism, as he spoke to the University of Chicago community during its MLK Commemoration Celebration. Mr. King said he was ...