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As threats to Black cemeteries persist, a movement to preserve their sacred heritage gains strength
As the national debate over Black history continues, one aspect of the legacy of race in America is undergoing something of a rebirth: Black cemeteries that were established in the era of segregation.
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How Black cardiologists help make a difference for Black Americans dealing with heart disease
While approximately 60% of Black Americans have heart disease, being treated by a Black cardiologist is quite rare. NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty takes a look into how representation makes a difference in treatment.
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California woman becomes fashion model in her 70s: ‘It's almost a miracle'
For most people, retirement is a time to slide into some hobbies, take a trip here and there, and maybe spend some quality time in the armchair. When Carolyn Doelling retired at age 70, she became a fashion model.
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Little Black Pearl workshop continues to use arts to uplift community
For 30 years, the Little Black Pearl workshop has utilized arts to help uplift members of the community, NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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Local dance organization uses West African drums to teach cultural history
A local dance organization is using West African drums to teach audiences about African culture, NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Museum honors city's rich history with the genre
The Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Museum honors Chicago’s integral role in the history of hip hop, paying homage to the city’s biggest innovators over a half-century of the genre, NBC Chicago’s Evrod Cassimy reports.
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A look back at the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal, 100 years later
100 years later, NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos takes a look back at William DeHart Hubbard, who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal.
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Task force to gather information, history on Illinois' underground railroad created
As Illinois has a rich history of underground railroads during slavery that served as secret routes for enslaved people escaping to a free state, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.
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AMC offering $5 tickets to watch these movies during Black History Month
AMC Theaters is celebrating Black History Month with $5 tickets to movies that highlight the Black experience.
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Common kicks off Chicago Black History Month celebration with discussion of new book
The Chicago Public Library kicked off their annual Black History Month celebration Monday evening at the Harold Washington Library with a discussion about Common’s 3rd book, “And Then We Rise,” NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.
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Common kicks off Chicago Black History Month celebration with discussion of new book
“Self-help and self-love is not just an act for you. It’s like something you’re doing for yourself, first and foremost, but then it also has the ability to affect your community.”
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‘It is dangerous to forget' our racial history: Ketanji Brown Jackson
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered remarks in Birmingham, Alabama, at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four young black girls were killed.
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During 1963 church bombing remembrance, Jackson says we must own hardest chapters of US history
Standing at the pulpit of the Birmingham, Alabama, church where four little girls were killed by a Ku Klux Klan bomb in 1963, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the nation must remember and own the uncomfortable moments of its past in order to move forward.
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Black women weigh emerging risks of ‘creamy crack' hair straighteners
Social and economic pressures have long compelled Black girls and women to straighten their hair to conform to Eurocentric beauty standards. But chemical straighteners contain carcinogens linked to breast, uterine and ovarian cancers, studies show.
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Why Do So Many Black Women Die in Pregnancy? One Reason: Doctors Don't Take Them Seriously
Black Americans endure medical racism, bias and inattentive care and are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.