Why Chicago, the U.S.'s Busiest Railroad Hub, Is So Vulnerable to Strikes
With $3 trillion in goods traveling through Chicago every year, the city is the busiest rail hub in the U.S. WSJ breaks down ...
National Opera House recognized by City of Pittsburgh
On a whim 25 years ago, Guyana native Jonnet Solomon purchased the building that once housed the National Negro Opera Company ...
‘Division Street Revisited’ resurrects the spirit and stories of Studs Terkel
Have you ever finished a Studs Terkel book and wondered, whatever happened to the people he interviewed? A seven-episode ...
‘Protect the integrity of our workforce’: Jan. 6 rioters barred from holding state government jobs after governor issues directive calling their actions ‘disgraceful’
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has issued a directive to state officials ordering them to bar pardoned Jan. 6 rioters from serving ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Labor pioneer A. Philip Randolph’s living legacies are today’s Black union leaders
A host of tributes across America recognize the achievements of pioneering Black union leader A. Philip Randolph — his ...
A South Side gathering of Black intellectuals set the stage for Black History Month
Carter Woodson was a tireless promoter of Black culture who planted seeds for what became Black History Month a century ago ...
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A rare silent film with an all-Black cast screens at the Somerville Theatre
The 1926 film "The Flying Ace" will be screened with live musical accompaniment to mark Black History Month. The film is one ...
‘Hoop Dreams’ at 30: How the iconic Chicago documentary still inspires a new generation
It's been called one of the best sports documentaries ever made. Last year, the inspirational movie Hoop Dreams celebrated ...
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Jazz collective featuring local saxophonist to honor Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’
Miles Davis’ record Kind of Blue is not only considered one of the greatest jazz albums of all time, but one of the greatest ...
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String Theory At The Hunter To Present “The Virtuosic Violin With Benjamin Beilman”
String Theory at the Hunter, in collaboration with Lee University and the Hunter Museum of American Art, will present a ...
Armed man arrested outside US Capitol following tour — despite earlier security screening
An armed Massachusetts man was apprehended by Capitol Police near the Library of Congress after taking a tour of the Capitol ...
Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer, dies at 95
Jules Feiffer, an Oscar- and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer whose prolific output ranged from a long-running comic strip to plays, screenplays and children's books, died Friday. He was ...