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As the calendar turns to February, Oakton College announces a vibrant lineup of events and programs to commemorate Black History Month. With a commitment to celebrating the rich tapestry of African Am...

We are publishing here the tribute to Helen Halyard written by Paul Sherman, a writer for the World Socialist Web Site and a member of the Trotskyist movement in the US.

Clarence Avant, an influential music and entertainment industry executive known as the Black Godfather, had died at the age of 92.

Chicago's Forgotten Synagogues (Images of America) by Packer, Robert A at AbeBooks.co.uk - ISBN 10:  073855152X - ISBN 13:  9780738551524 - Arcadia Publishing (SC) - 2007 - Softcover

Rev. Jesse Jackson founded Operation Push in 1971, then folded it into the Rainbow Coalition after his historic runs for president in 1984 and 1988. He is now 81-years-old, suffering from Parkinson's and using a wheelchair. The group said he will now act as their president emeritus.

Reverend Jesse Jackson will step down as president of Rainbow PUSH, the Chicago-based civil rights organization he founded.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a veteran civil rights leader, will step down from his position as president of the ​​Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a civil rights group whose predecessor he founded more than 50 years ago. The Chicago Tribune and other outlets reported Friday that Jackson, 81, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017, is going to…

CHICAGO - Well-known civil rights leader and former Presidential candidate, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, says he's stepping down as president of an org...

He won the election as an unapologetic progressive. Now comes the hard part.

For a fourth night, the Chicago Police Dept. was forced to call for reinforcements downtown in resonse to violence from groups of teens.