The female beaver, who is likely pregnant, has been spotted along the South Branch of the Chicago River near docks in the ...

Thank you for publishing the op-ed about Ida B Wells (“Chicago activist Ida B. Wells changes the face of American currency,” Feb. 15). I cried as read it. We all need to learn about her.

Barnett, a civil rights pioneer and suffragist, is being remembered for her bravery and legacy. Her work continues to inspire today.

Black Women’s Clubs in Chicago were part of the movement for African American rights, and there were many more women involved ...

On October 5, 1892, journalist and activist Ida B. Wells addressed a packed house at New York’s Lyric Hall. The subject was lynching. Wells had recently published an editorial that exposed the ...

Telling the stories of people like Ida B. Wells provides essential lessons about how to persevere against such attacks. For Wells, care for her community was central to an enduring practice of ...