Black History Month: Celebrating the innovators, teachers and legends from Chicago and beyond
CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.
Christian Science Monitor19h
How Carter Woodson became the ‘father of Black history’
Our columnist talks with one of Black History Month’s modern-day keepers about the work it takes to remember the past – and ...
What Really Happened During the Black Hawk Down Incident? Inside the Real-Life Combat Mission Gone Wrong Revisited in Surviving Black Hawk Down
Ridley Scott’s 2001 war film 'Black Hawk Down' told the story of 1993’s deadly Battle of Mogadishu. Here is a look back at ...
Scientists capture extremely rare footage of a black seadevil
This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.
What is the Black national anthem and why is it sung before the Super Bowl?
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” a song often called the Black national anthem, was sung before the Super Bowl for the fifth year ...
The True Story Behind Surviving Black Hawk Down
The Netflix docu-series Surviving Black Hawk Down looks at the most devastating moments of the Battle of Mogadishu ...
Rolling Out20h
Brilliant Black cinema marks 30 years since 1995 peak
A transformative wave of Black storytelling swept through Hollywood in 1995, forever altering the entertainment landscape. As ...
Douglas Lyons writes comedies centering Black women. How his trilogy could change theater
IAMA Theatre's workshop production of Douglas Lyons' time-travel adventure "Don't Touch My Hair" runs through Feb. 24.