When I was a little girl I lived on the South Side of Chicago. My family and I would wake up early every Sunday morning and trudge our Sunday’s best to Austin Church of Christ, my papa’s small little church on the West Side. On our way there, we always pass this hotel planted on the corner of W. Jackson Blvd. and S. Sacramento Blvd.
Women's History Month is a celebration of the vital role women have played in our collective past and present.
Read MoreMarch Madness is one of the most exciting events in sports; it's a time when college athletes play to represent their respected schools and their history.
Read MoreThe Jett Hawkins Act has been passed to help stop discimination for hair styles in Illinois schools. But the real question is: Can we be doing more for young adults in the Chicagoland area?
International Women's Day is celebrated every year on March 8th, it is a global holiday that commemorates the cultural, political, and societal achievements of women.
Read MoreI remember vividly my mother speaking to me about the films and television she watched in her day. She spoke of watching Good Times on weekday afternoons after school, growing up in Louisville’s Newburg area as a child. Then in her teenhood she turned to 227.
Read MoreIn the first episode of the Real Chi - Real Talk podcast, hosts Elizabeth and Joe discuss Black History Month and the historic contributions Ida B. Wells made to the culture. The hosts also talk about the legacy of Walter Emanuel Jones, the first Black power ranger, before dissecting the latest Kanye West drama.
Read MoreGrowing up, I found myself being able to connect to programs on television where I saw myself represented. Diversity and inclusion is the difference between someone feeling left out, and someone feeling accepted and safe. For a very long time, popular entertainment programs lacked even the basic level of representation.
Read MoreIn honor of Black History Month, it’s important to highlight individuals whose contributions to society have a generational impact. Ida B. Wells is such an individual. She was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the American civil rights movement until her death on March 25, 1931. It was through her courageous fight for justice for African Americans in the face of harm that she helped make lasting change.
Read MoreThe Carole Robertson Center has recently been awarded a $20 million Early Head Start Expansion grant from the Administration of Children and Families (ACF). The center has been educating and empowering the West Side of Chicago through child and family development support services and programs since 1976.
Read MoreJesse Howard uses his art practice to depict society's effects on African Americans from his perspective and shares what he hopes viewers take away from it when they see it at the exhibition.
Chicago is Black American History.
In the city’s early days, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, an African and French settler, started trading here in the 1780s. Historians now credit Du Sable with founding the city as well as fugitive slaves and freemen for developing the city’s first Black community.
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