We are celebrating Black History Month by featuring stories of Chicago's past, present and future. Today, we start by ...

The Chicago Defender founded by Robert Sengstacke Abbott played a crucial role in encouraging Blacks to move north to Chicago. “He called it ‘the Promised Land,’” said Myiti Sengstacke-Rice, president ...

Through his great-grandniece, we meet the legendary founder and publisher of The Chicago Defender, Robert Sengstacke Abbott. What role did he play in the mass influx of African American migrants to ...

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Photo illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios. Photos: Bob Parent, Robert Abbott Sengstacke, and Donald Uhrbrock/Getty Images ...

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Gayle, which ended segregation on public transportation in Alabama. Related: Black History Facts Abbott laid the foundation for what would eventually birth many Black publications, including Ebony ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott meets at the White House on Wednesday with President Donald Trump to discuss their efforts to beef up security along America's southern border with Mexico. "Governor Abbott ...

Email: [email protected]. In the latest of his many attempts to curb Texas' high property taxes, Republican Governor Greg Abbott wants to give the state's homeowners the power to weigh in ...

At his inauguration last month, President Donald Trump showered Texas Gov. Greg Abbott with praises, lauding the governor’s multibillion-dollar border security crackdown, years in the making ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Democratic leadership criticized Gov. Greg Abbott’s legislative priorities, arguing everyday Texans are struggling after three decades of Republican leadership.