1951: “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre II.” Sugar Ray Robinson won the middleweight championship from “Raging Bull” Jake LaMotta ...

A bookstore is making Chicago history by celebrating diverse voices and stories written by minority authors. NewsNation’s Nick Smith tells the story of Chicago’s Semicolon bookstore.

An decision by the Diocese of Joliet about church closures in Will County could force the closure of Park Forest’s history ...

Teacher Jacqueline Alcántara's book is inspired by her experience as a first-generation child growing up in a Spanish-speaking household. Families can attend a launch party Saturday in Pilsen.

CHICAGO (WLS ... of the Black Child Book Fair. The fair has appeared in more than 15 cities, and organizers plan to continue to expand its audience during Black History month.

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators (and their students) are eager to learn more about underrepresented ...

Lorraine Hansberry was a Chicago playwriting legend. Her father Carl was a real estate broker turned civil rights activist.

Lauren "Lo" Harris shares on creating the Google Doodle celebrating Chicago house music, and the importance of representation ...

The moment revealed the racist and homophobic undercurrents propelling the initial rejection of disco and its heir: house music ... biography and a brief history of Chicago in the ’60s and ...

Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and inspire the future. In Chicago, the public library serves as a hub for learning and community engagement ...

Between 1959 and 1963, an elementary school class in West Chatham went from majority white to majority Black, and Next Voices ...

This event will explore the history of freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in Illinois. McClellan's award-winning book, Onward to Chicago: Freedom Seekers and the Underground Railroad in ...