One of my favorite books as a 20-something was A Choice of Weapons by Gordon Parks. In it, he says "Think in terms of images and words....

When I was given the task of highlighting a person who embodies the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I recalled meeting Chicago...

The McKinley Park community area has been known as a working-class community throughout its history. According to the Encyclopedia of...

Chatham and Greater Grand Crossing are two South Side community areas that are linked by a busy African American business district,...

When playwright Lorraine Hansberry was a child in 1937, her family moved into a home in Woodlawn. Their case fighting the covenants went...

Originally just called Lawndale, the North Lawndale community area was named by a real estate developer in the late 1800s. Its name was...

Pilsen’s story has always been one of immigrants. Located on the Southwest Side, the neighborhood, which falls in the Lower West Side...

With its proximity to the former site of the 1893 world’s fair and a prominent African American history museum, the Washington Park...

With bustling nightlife, dining, dancing, music, shopping, and a community of revered thought leaders, Bronzeville was the center of “The...

The Englewood community and its residents are often at the center of a city-wide conversation about how to support communities that have...