WASHINGTON (WLS) -- Opening on Sept. 24, the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will feature a number of artifacts from Chicago. The museum is the Smithsonian's ...

WASHINGTON (WLS) -- President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush were on hand in Washington D.C. as the Smithsonian Institute opened the highly-anticipated National Museum of African ...

Black American cuisine is varied and has deep roots in the U.S. Stacker used research from colleges and food historians to ...

CHICAGO (WGN) – The Chicago Fire Department and the African American Firefighters and Paramedics League hosted its Firefighter For A Day event Saturday to inspire youngsters to the fire service when ...

Englewood seniors share what they need to age in place and pass their homes to the next generation to build wealth.

*(Via Press TV) – A scathing new report shows that the Chicago Police Department has a long history of racism and excessive force against people of color. The harsh 190-page report by The Police ...

Black lawmakers bluntly opposed Jeffries' Illinois redistricting plans during a Chicago meeting, as they would dilute black ...

Emmett Till's glass-topped coffin at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture stands as a reminder of his mother's courage and the fight to preserve his story.

An investigation by CBS News Chicago uncovered several times where police stopped legal gun owners for minor traffic ...

The state of Illinois is helping African Americans trace their roots in Africa. Illinois has launched a statewide initiative aimed at helping African Americans reconnect their ancestral ties to Africa ...

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