Perspectives
How Ida B. Wells finally got the recognition she deserves in Chicago
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The civil rights pioneer’s great-granddaughter recounts how grassroots support and social media made the difference in honoring Wells in her adopted hometown.
Perspectives
After the Dan Ryan shutdown, we need to march to the polls
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The mass protest against violence will only be effective with repetition, negotiation and voting for specific demands.
Black History Month
When the Red Cross didn’t accept black blood
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It took years of protest and activism from African-Americans, beginning in World War II, for the Red Cross and others to desegregate blood donation programs.
Black History Month
The women who laid the groundwork for black nationalist movements
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History often overlooks the critical contributions of black women activists who shaped pre-civil rights era politics and organizing from Jamaica to Chicago.
Chicago Freedom Movement 50
The Chicago Freedom Movement’s quest for economic justice
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s campaign in the north sought to bridge the civil rights movement with labor organizing.
Race and Culture
In Chicago, Dick Gregory cultivated fame and activism
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The late comedian set the bar for black celebrities taking a stand on civil rights by risking arrest and lost income for causes throughout his life.
Perspectives
Trump’s executive order builds on history of racist immigration policies
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The United States has excluded immigrants on the basis of race or religion for over a century, and advocates have had mixed results in challenging such discrimination.
TCR Talks
Bill Ayers on being a white ally and the future of progressives
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Read or listen to an interview with veteran organizer Bill Ayers about the election of Donald Trump and his advice to activists today.
TCR Talks
Black Lives Matter builds on history of black organizing
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Historian Barbara Ransby and organizer Charlene Carruthers of Black Youth Project 100 speak about the evolution of civil rights activism.
TCR Talks
The fight for voting rights in Mississippi still resonates
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As a staff member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, Fannie Rushing risked her life to help register African Americans to vote in the South.