The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.

Tyrone Haymore, a longtime resident of Robbins with decades of elected service, founded the Robbins Historical Society.

Bidding on the former Wadsworth and Fiske elementary schools ends this month, and local leaders are seeking ideas on how to ...

The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center, in collaboration with Crafting Blackness Initiative, proudly presents Embracing Blackness: Diasporic Unions.

I love introducing kids to ordinary people who did amazing things by reading picture book biographies for kids. Don't you?

Bessie Coleman was the first Black and Native American female pilot. In the early years of World War I she moved to Chicago and worked as a manicurist. According to the National Women’s History Museum ...

CANNES, France — It’s not easy for a Marvel star to avoid being the center of attention, but Scarlett Johansson seemed to be using every ounce of her being to step out of the spotlight ...

open image in gallery Mirror image: Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter star opposite one another for the first time in ‘Mrs Warren’s Profession’ (Johan Persson) There was never any question ...

The OKC City Council approved a master plan for the MAPS 4 Beautification project Tuesday. The city says the improvements ...