Chicago Racism

Chicagoans took to the streets and church pews over the weekend to express their outrage and sadness over the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. ...

The death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida has sparked conversation and protest nationwide about the way young, black men are perceived -- and...

There are two truths to growing up and living in Chicago. The first truth was given to me, that being that Chicago is a very diverse city. The second truth is that Chicago is a very segregated city.

It's the new Great Migration: black Chicagoans are "relocating" to the southern suburbs. But it's much bigger than a residential issue. Chicago is not what it used to be -- and I think I know the reason why.

Twenty years ago, Picciolini was a 17-year-old who used music as a means of venting his aggression. He was the lead singer in a white-power skinhead b...

Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit The entire nation is watching and waiting for the economy to solidly rebound, and for job ...

A racist display that sparked outrage in the Southwest Side's Beverly neighborhood has prompted anger from Mayor Daley and city officials are now urgi...

A graduate student's exhibit that addressed racial profiling and violence towards Muslims has been defaced at the School of the Art Institute of Chica...

Some Chicagoans are infuriated about a display on a house in the West Beverly neighborhood that displays overtly racist messages. African-American ...

It's impossible to know for sure what Woods has done over the last decade to soften up white America for a black presidential candidate with similar qualities.