CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) also had a history of segregation it was trying to undo. Robert Baden-Powell founded the ...

Jackie White, a native of Centralia, Illinois, in 1968 became the first Black person to officiate an NBA game.

It all comes thanks to a federal grant to Cook County School District 130, which includes schools in Blue Island, Crestwood, ...

Lorraine Hansberry was a Chicago playwriting legend. Her father Carl was a real estate broker turned civil rights activist.

One person was killed and three others critically injured early Wednesday morning when a Metra train collided with a vehicle ...

Lloyd Gaines, a valedictorian and aspiring lawyer, made history in the 1930s when he challenged the University of Missouri School of Law’s rejection due to segregation ...

1969: Controversial University of Chicago sociology professor Marlene Dixon — who inspired a more than two-week sit-in by ...

There's a new No. 2 in the New York Yankees' rotation behind Gerrit Cole. A familiar face is getting a fresh start leading the Cincinnati Reds. Meanwhile, Shohei Ohtani and Co. already have their ...

Highlights for Feb. 13-19 include Taylor Dayne, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Mary Bue, Benjamin Booker and Cymande.

Black history is being made right now at Sacramento State University.  The school is now designated as California’s first Black-serving institution, and in the fall launched ...

Nippon Steel, which the administration says is now looking at an investment in U.S. Steel rather than an outright purchase, has a long history of joint ventures with other steelmakers, including in ...