by larry | Apr 1, 2022
First Inductee into the Illinois Black Hall of Fame Dr. Timuel Black was born in Birmingham, Alabama, on December 7, 1918, but was raised in Chicago – a place he loves to call home. He is a revered and highly respected educator, political activist, community leader,...
by larry | Apr 4, 2022
Bessie Coleman aka Elizabeth Coleman (1892 – 1926), an aviator was a star of early air shows. She was the first African-American woman to earn an International Pilot’s License. Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas. One of 13 children, Coleman grew up in Waxahatchie,...
by larry | Apr 1, 2022
Known for the inspirational quote, Keep Hope Alive, Jesse Louis Jackson is an American political activist, Baptist minister, and politician born on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, SC. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and...
by larry | Apr 4, 2022
Harold Washington was Chicago’s first black mayor. He won this historic election on April 12 1983, by a narrow margin. Washington abandoned an outwardly safe congressional seat after winning a second term in the U.S. House in order to run for mayor of Chicago, and he...
by larry | Apr 4, 2022
Spencer Leak, Sr. is the son of a pioneering Chicago mortician A.R. Leak who opened Unity Funeral Home in Chicago in 1933 and A.R. Leak Funeral Chapels in 1938. Spencer and his three brothers attended Raymond Elementary School. He graduated from Hyde Park High School...
