Civil rights advisor Bayard Rustin helped inform Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘dream’
His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...
Martin Luther King III reflects on legacy, love and new beginnings
Martin Luther King III is exploring new ways to understand legacy and success. “Life should be a legacy of love,” the oldest son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King told TribLive ...
Community leaders tell Chicagoans to know their rights in case ICE raids begin after Trump’s inauguration
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported the incoming Trump administration was planning a large-scale immigration raid in ...
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José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, Rainbow Coalition founder and civil rights activist, dies at 76
José "Cha Cha" Jimenez, a Puerto Rican activist in Chicago, died last week. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with DePaul University professor Jacqueline Lazú about his life and legacy.