A full slate of block parties, cookouts and performances will take place in and around Hyde Park this Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United ...

Chicago Opera Theater’s world-premiere about the 1950s Montgomery bus boycotts tells the real story, usually a one-liner in ...

She Who Dared centers the women behind the Montgomery bus boycott and the landmark case of Browder v. Gayle.

The seven impeccably cast singers are strong, each fitting superbly into the ensemble and making the most of their solo ...

John Dempster meets a woman not afraid to speak out for the causes she believes in and those she wants to help.

These women have largely been forgotten, until now. The lesser-known figures who powered the Civil Rights Movement are the subject of a brand-new opera, set to make its world premiere next week in ...

The opera spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music infused with sounds of gospel, ...

1. Sixteen new Chicago speed cameras are set to start ticketing drivers just days from now ...

But one of the most revered is Rosa Parks, the godmother of the movement. The civil rights icon served as a catalyst for social justice demonstrations when in 1955 she refused to give up her seat for ...

So, what happens if you’re planning to park hop between the parks? Channel 9 rode the bus to find out. Our day began at CityWalk, where standard parking costs $32. From there, we made our way to ...

Woodbridge, one of Detroit’s venerable neighborhoods, took a step towards affordable living with the groundbreaking of 4401 Rosa Parks Apartments, a new affordable housing community, adding 60 ...

Weeks after 5-year-old Lens Joseph was struck and killed by a school bus in Hyde Park, details are emerging about the driver who was involved. The driver, Jean Charles, resigned on Wednesday.