Wanted: A team to return the bloom to Pullman’s historic Hotel Florence
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources wants a group to put the hotel back in business. "It’s about safeguarding a ...
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5 Must-See Historical Sites in Chicago
There are numerous attractions in Chicago, including museums, architecture, parks, and iconic food that can keep visitors ...
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10 Community Groups On South, West Sides Get $11 Million In Grants From MacArthur Foundation
The grants will fund projects to help create jobs, improve transportation and bring new businesses to several commercial ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters legacy still lasts 100 years after founding
A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Co. railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City’s Harlem for a ...
Washington State University names 12th president, first woman in 135-year history
Utah State University President Elizabeth Cantwell, pictured here on the Pullman campus of Washington State University, was ...
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Tracing roots of Black America’s middle class
Sometimes, dignity can come with something as simple as a name tag. In 1925, dignity came for the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car ...
Appreciation: In David Lynch’s dreams, cinema cracked open a little wider
The filmmaker, a spellbinder with some genuine masterworks to his credit, leaves behind more than mere flourishes. And as he once said about himself, you don’t have to be dark to show ...
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How a brotherhood of sleeping car porters shaped Black America’s middle class
Frustrated that the American Railway Union had refused to accept Black railway workers, which by 1925 had swelled to more that 10,000 porters, Randolph led a push to form the Brotherhood of Sleeping ...
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Essential history: Labor and the Black experience
Literacy InterActives, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Southside Virginia, is thrilled to announce the return of its Black History Month series for our community readers. The 2025 Black ...
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New Neighbor-Drawn Map Aims To Map Out Roseland, Pullman — And Smaller Areas Like Rosemoor
Credit: Maia McDonald/Block Club Chicago PULLMAN — Chicagoans love their ... Those differences can be traced back to each neighborhood’s founding. “Pullman started off as a workers’ town, solely for ...