Timuel Black News Today

Barack Obama’s own words will be etched into the Obama Presidential Center’s 235-foot flagship museum’s facade. A portion of the chosen text, taken from his speech marking the 50th anniversary of the marches from Selma to Montgomery, reads: “America is not the project of any one person.” The same holds true for the envisioned center....

Various organizations and individuals gathered to honor the legacy of Dr. Timuel D. Black, philanthropist, educator, and activist.

The Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature is about to become more accessible than ever.

The new City Colleges of Chicago program was created and named for the historian, author and educator to support the emergence of leaders.

Mrs. Palmer was an activist who organized Chicago’s Anti-Apartheid movement and held the first fundraiser for Harold Washington’s first campaign for mayor.

Louis Masotti was a Northwestern University professor and an urban affairs activist who headed Jane Byrne’s transition team in 1979 during her successful mayoral run.

Photo caption: Third World Press Publisher Haki R. Madhubuti and Useni Eugene Perkins.

In 1991, lawyer Anita Hill tried to warn the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee about Clarence Thomas’ character flaws.

Photo caption: Edward G. Gardner

Paul Vallas should do what my dad, Bernard Epton did not do: Pivot to a different message. One that unites.