With more local history made this week — first Black Urbana mayor elected (DeShawn Williams), first Black Champaign Central ...

Hazel Dukes, a national civil rights leader and fixture of New York City politics has died, according to multiple people ...

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Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

The mayor is losing support from a crucial cohort whose members say he is damaging the political prospects of other Black ...

Harvey resident Lizzie Welch-Aguiniga says she gave up on schools being support systems for children by the time she was 13.

A 50-year-old Santa Rosa man was found dead Thursday on a trail in Trione-Annadel State Park after a passerby attempted to ...

Sonoma County Regional Parks said a trail camera on Hood Mountain captured something never seen in the east Santa Rosa park ...

Columnist Ed Pratt's notes that even though Black History Month is ending, there are plenty of Black experts on just about ...

Mayor Johnson has chosen Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa to head the Chicago Park District. The Chicago Park District Board ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has appointed 35th Ward Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa as the Chicago Park District General Superintendent and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Standing on the steps of City Hall, District 1 Council Member Christopher Marte, flanked by council members, supporters, and ...