Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...

Homes like D’Agostino’s, typically called coach houses, carriage houses or “granny flats,” are illegal to build in most of ...

Study finds President Donald Trump’s Cabinet was 84% white and 84% male, skewing more heavily toward men and white people ...

President Donald Trump and his allies are seeking to rule through systematic intimidation. It has deep roots in American ...

The number of foreign students at the downstate Urbana-Champaign campus — well over 5,000 — is higher than had ever attended ...

For a stronger economy, more vibrant communities, and a more just society, we must demand transparency in our housing markets ...

Former Sidley Austin associate Courtney Anderson began leading the 650-student Atlanta law school on June 1. Courtney ...

These women have largely been forgotten, until now. The lesser-known figures who powered the Civil Rights Movement are the subject of a brand-new opera, set to make its world premiere next week in ...

A recent vote in Montgomery County, Maryland, reverses an assessment that ignored Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s work for children ...

The event is hosted by three local organizations: the Omaha Municipal Land Bank, Front Porch Investments and Spark. It aims ...

Standout shows include the largest ever international Kerry James Marshall exhibition, the Tate’s survey of Nigerian ...

In a historic debut at the Studebaker Theater, “She Who Dared” tells a story of pivotal figures who fought segregation ...