The Shorefront Legacy Center unveiled two inaugural heritage site markers this month as part of a project seeking to recognize African American Heritage Sites and African Americans’ contributions to...
Local historians Dino Robinson Jr. and Jenny Thompson won a national award Wednesday for their report on Evanston’s history of racial discrimination.
The report, titled “Evanston Policies and...
Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence.
Founded in 2020 by Evanston Township High School educators in the wake of gun violence, Camp Kuumba seeks to enhance the futures of young...
When Dino Robinson said he was challenged to write an article about local Black history, he struggled to find records of Black communities in the North Shore.
With the information lacking, he was inspired...
Community leaders from Evanston and Chicago discussed the history of redlining, fair housing policy and how these issues connect to reparations in a public forum Thursday.
The forum was hosted by Open...
