She Knows Who She Is
Need some motivation for working from home? We’re finding inspiration in Robert Ford, a Chicago writer, DJ, publisher, advocate, and cultural documentarian who published Thing magazine out of his apartment … Learn More
Tag: Black history
Elizabeth Lindsay Davis: “Lifting As We Climb”
CHM curatorial intern Brigid Kennedy recounts the extraordinary life of Elizabeth Lindsay Davis. This blog post is part of a series in which we share the stories of local women … Learn More
The Assassination of Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Chapter of Black Panther Party, November 5, 1969. ST-17101234-0002 On the fiftieth anniversary of Fred Hampton’s murder, the Chicago History Museum remembers his life, … Learn More
Affirmative Action and Black Achievement
Collections volunteer Robert Blythe writes about Chicagoan Paul King Jr., a building contractor and social justice advocate, fifty years after the Coalition of United Community Action led a demonstration on July … Learn More
Here’s the Thing
Project archivist Rebekah McFarland writes about her experience processing the Thing magazine records, which will be available for public access at the CHM Research Center in May. When Robert … Learn More