Kenwood Academy High School junior Jayvon Anderson — a varsity football captain — and Lane Tech College Prep High School ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- One of Chicago's prestigious South Side neighborhoods is pushing for its own renaissance. Chatham was once a thriving business hub but has since faced years of economic decline. Now, ...

Throughout Black History Month, CBS News Chicago is sharing critical stories about people and moments that have shaped the nation. Ernest Crim III, an educator and author, has helped share lessons on ...

Last year, the Black-Latinx Athlete Coalition student-athlete affinity group, alongside other athletic affinity groups, was ...

Makafui Searcy and his mother have found a mutually advantageous situation for their businesses that benefits the community.

The idea of food as nourishment took on a whole new meaning during “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed ...

News is profiling Texans who are making an impact today and inspiring future generations. Curtis King was at a dinner with ...

Miller Green fought against racial segregation in the south during the 1960s, helping set the stage for the Civil Rights Act that soon followed. Now living in the Chicago area, he recalled his time as ...

The Education Department's efforts to keep racial diversity out of schools has left educators wondering how and when to teach ...

Shorefront Legacy Center, founded to highlight Black history on the North Shore, is working to uncover the stories of African Americans who moved to urban centers in the North during the Great ...

Legends like congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, Morrie Turner and Captain Bill Pinkney were all firsts in their field.

More than 200 people spent a few hours at the African Burial Ground National Monument at 290 Broadway on Saturday, Feb. 22, ...