Cecile Richards died Monday after battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, her family said in a statement.

Evanston residents celebrated women’s role in the Civil Rights Movement at an event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...

While African American women didn’t receive the right to vote when the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920 — giving the right to white women — African American women played integral roles from the ...

The women who helped advance the Civil Rights Movement were honored during an ecumenical service held by the Sacred Heart ...

At the John Adams Middle School Performing Arts Center Monday morning, The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Westside Coalition ...

Organizations across the region commemorated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. over the weekend, with one event in ...

Martin Luther King Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, was presented by the Church of the Holy Spirit and the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff ...

Coretta Scott King and numerous other women who stood with Martin Luther King Jr. were committed activists in their own right ...

The civil rights icon opposed injustice globally and his legacy supports Palestinian liberation. Israel's co-optation of his ...

She oversaw the United States’ largest provider of reproductive health care and sex education from 2006 to 2018.

Richards, the eldest daughter of Gov. Ann Richards, forged her own path as a tireless advocate for women across Texas and the ...

The crusader for women’s and workers’ rights died Monday after a cruel illness. She inspires us to do the work ahead.