IUN event explores importance of food in the fight for civil rights
The idea of food as nourishment took on a whole new meaning during “High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed ...
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Chicago’s South Side emerges as powerful Black cultural hub
Explore the rich cultural heritage of Chicago's South Side, from the Great Migration to its enduring impact on culture, music ...
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Chicago area civil rights activist remembers time as a freedom rider
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 ...
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JUAN WILLIAMS: America's 'second' civil rights movement and you
from Chicago to Philadelphia – to promote my new book, "New Prize for These Eyes – The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement." And I’m humbled by the large, yes large, turnout of ...
Nat King Cole’s often overlooked role in the Civil Rights Movement
March 17 marks 106 years since the birth of musician Nat King Cole, whose success paved the way for future generations of ...
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College years during the Civil Rights Movement -- and a meeting with MLK
A church-founded liberal arts college with a chaplain’s office was always going to be my choice for higher education. After ...
Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was a Yogi: ‘She was often taking care of herself’
Rosa Parks was an avid yoga practitioner. The way Parks took a stand for civil rights reflects many of the principles behind ...
Lifelong New York civil rights advocate, NAACP leader Hazel Dukes dies at 92
Hazel Dukes, the president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and lifelong civil rights advocate, has died ...