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Civil Rights

New, younger members join NAACP as Chicago hosts national convention

  • Jul 21

Chicago NAACP convention focuses on voter engagement before midterms

  • Jul 20

Chicago community leaders reflect on America's promise ahead of July 4

  • Jul 3

Celebration of life held for late Chicago funeral home vice president

  • Jun 14

Son of late Chicago funeral home VP Spencer Leak Jr. speaks on legacy

  • Jun 11

Rainbow PUSH opens first conference since Rev. Jesse Jackson's death

  • Jun 10

Chicago funeral home VP Spencer Leak Jr. dies at 56, family says

  • Jun 4

Relatives of Emmett Till, Jim Crow architect share their friendship

  • May 25

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Rainbow PUSH opens first conference since Rev. Jesse Jackson's death

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  • Sep 25, 2024
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Former student sues Naperville after found not guilty of AirPods theft

  • May 22, 2024
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Joliet family alleges police held grandmother, grandchildren for hours

  • Nov 2, 2023
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Biden signs proclamation for Emmett Till national monument

  • Jul 25, 2023
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Biden signs proclamation to establish monument to Emmett Till, mother

  • Jul 25, 2023
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Chicago church to become part of national monument for EmmEtt Till, mother

  • Jul 25, 2023

Latest Stories

US Department of Justice investigating 36 Illinois school districts over sexuality, gender lessons

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into 36 Illinois school districts, including several in the Chicago suburbs, over whether schools taught lessons on sexual orientation and gender ideology.

  • Apr 30
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Civil rights groups condemn Southern Poverty Law Center's indictment and prepare for legal fights

The DOJ alleges that the SPLC, which rose to prominence for its work prosecuting and tracking hate groups like the KKK, violated federal law through its network of paid informants in extremist groups.

  • Apr 24

Yusef Jackson presides over 1st Rainbow PUSH Coalition weekly forum as new president, CEO

The weekly forum at Rainbow PUSH headquarters brought a variety of issues to the crowd, all under the leadership of the newly appointed president and CEO Yusef Jackson.

  • Apr 11

'Faith. Fight. Freedom: The Legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson' explores civil rights icon's impact

ABC7 Chicago presented an hour-long special on the late Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. as we remember how he impacted millions through his words and his actions.

  • Mar 22

Some question if Chicago school should be renamed after César Chavez sex abuse allegations

Allegations of sexual abuse against civil rights and farm labor icon César Chavez are reverberating through Chicago's Latino community.

  • Mar 20