A push to memorialize the Illinois Black Panther Party on the National Register of Historic Places has advanced to the national level.

In the 1960s, the Church of the Epiphany in Chicago served as an organizing hub for the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. Within its red-brown sandstone walls, members hosted free meals ...

Former Democratic Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who went to prison for using campaign funds for personal expenses, is ...

American political & social activist and Black Panther Party member Fred Hampton (1948 – 1969) raises his arms at the ‘Days of Rage’ rally, Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1969.

A recent push to memorialize the Illinois Black Panther Party has stirred up a division over how the activist organization’s legacy should be upheld. As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times on Nov ...

Exhibit highlights legacy of Illinois Black Panther Party as DNC comes to Chicago The collection of photographs is on display at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, a historic home of the Black ...

Object Details Written by Reginald Major, American, died 2011 Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926 Subject of Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982 Description A first ...

Locations in Chicago where the Black Panther Party offered medical care, free breakfast and day care in the late 1960s and early 1970s are part of a proposed scattered-site Illinois landmark ...

Black History Month: New exhibit shows Black Panther Party's social services side The Black Panther Party Museum's new exhibit marks 30th anniversary of the Dr. Huey P. Newton Foundation ...

Several events in Chicago will mark the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Chairman Fred Hampton, a Black Panther Party leader.

CBS Chicago highlights stories that celebrate the theme for Black History Month 2025: African Americans and labor.

OTL #942: Housing in Chicago, A crisis in Illinois Early Intervention, Black Panther Party history update by: Mike Stephen - Outside the Loop Posted: Nov 2, 2024 / 09:23 AM CDT Updated: Nov 2, 2024 / ...