Tucker was the wife of a Pullman porter and became an early advocate for the union that pushed for better pay, better working conditions and a grievance process. She also became a labor organizer ...

Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum. "Now we're standing in front of the world's first only Black labor, Black women's Ladies Auxiliary museum on the same block as the world's first and only ...

Two Chicago civil rights legends, former Mayor Harold Washington and activist Asa Philip Randolph, were honored on their shared birthday.

Alice Randall discussed Fisk University and Black women's important role in the foundational roots, profession of country music.

Card games include Progressive (Canasta), Poker, Samba and Bid Whist, a popular old game in African American communities, spread by Pullman porters who taught it to them. Among some of the ...

Dana Abbring selected as DAR Good Citizen finalist. Dana Abbring of Morgan Township High School has been selected as an ...

for Pullman Porter Blues, Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Oklahoma!, Outstanding Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Oklahoma!, Outstanding Resident Musical ...

A woman looking for a fresh start has given a previously neglected area of Chicago a do-over as well. Thirty-plus years ago, Lyn Hughes was a recently divorced mom of three, wanting to relocate to a ...

Families entrusted us with their heirlooms: a Madam C.J. Walker pin, a Pullman Porter hat, a Croix de Guerre medal awarded to the Harlem Hellfighters, the storied World War I regiment. Smart ...