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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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 ...
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The Railroad Workers Behind the Civil Rights Movement
Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...
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 ...
Chicago faith and civic leaders encourage people to participate in nationwide ‘Blackout Friday’
The movement is a 24-hour economic blackout where consumers are not supposed to buy from corporations, avoid all nonessential ...
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2025 AAAC Social Justice Talk Examines Challenges to Racial, Social, and Cultural Equity
The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago hosted its annual African American ...
Rolling Out13d
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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Mississippi has rich Black history. See Civil Rights sites, where blues music was born
Why: Medgar and Myrlie Evers worked together in the American Civil Rights Movement. Medgar, the NAACP field secretary ...
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Meet Diane Nash: The Chicago woman who fought for civil rights in the South
Diane Nash led the rides from Birmingham to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1961. She organized the 1963 Birmingham Desegregation ...
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Iowa Lawmakers Pass Bill to Eliminate Transgender Civil Rights Protections
Kim Reynolds, the Republican-backed measure would eliminate state civil rights ... compiled by the Movement Advancement Project, a think tank that supports L.G.B.T.Q. rights.
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Iowa Governor Signs Bill Ending Transgender Civil Rights Protections
according to information compiled by the Movement Advancement Project, a think tank that supports L.G.B.T.Q. rights. Iowa put in place civil rights protections for transgender people in 2007 in a ...