The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its origins dating back to the first African American congregations in the ...

References to transgender people have been removed from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument ...

The Historic Westside of Las Vegas is often forgotten. Still, the neighborhood is a pivotal part of the city’s history, ...

On Tuesday, students gathered at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side to discuss the importance of local labor movements ...

While Till's accused killers, Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam, were acquitted by an all-white jury, the two later admitted to Till ...

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President Donald Trump has leaped into office relishing his role as disruptor-in-chief, and much of that disruption is aimed at Chicago ... rights since the high point of the civil rights movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. had a deep respect for music as an instrument of change. The March on Washington in 1963, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, featured live performances by ...

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will continue to protect civil and human rights, a day after the mayor received a letter from Washington, D.C., stating, in summary, that Chicago and ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic ...

When the Bill of Rights Bill was introduced, we were concerned that it would damage the rule of law and make it harder for people to protect their rights. Take a look at how we responded to the bill ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 27, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...