- Meet the History Makers – A Day of Education: HistoryMakers came from around the country to participate in this event held at the DePaul University Conference Center.
- The first HistoryMakers National Planning Summit convened on July 25, 2003.
- Footage from The HistoryMakers archive was used in exhibits at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art and at The Field Museum.
- Showtime! Black Theatre in Chicago unfolded at the Chicago Cultural Center, highlighting the contributions of four Chicago theatre pioneers.
- An Evening with B. B. King: the famous musician is interviewed by Isaac Hayes in a gala event at The Art Institute of Chicago, taped as a television program to be aired nationally on PBS.