By Tony Lindsay Malcolm X, A Life of Reinvention  By Manning Marable Viking Books Ltd., London, England 2011, $30 (Cloth).   There has not been a biography to date that so clearly illustrates the reinvention of the life of Malcolm Little as Manning Marable’s Malcolm X. The choice to reinvent one’s life is offered to most, [...]

By Miya Williams I could literally feel the floorboards thumping. The music blared and the crowd excitedly bounced and rapped along to each song as Nas performed at House of Blues Chicago. Shortly before he took the stage, comedian Affion Crockett accused the audience of having “white linen, two-stepping energy.” Crockett predicted that energy would [...]

Safe House   Starring:  Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Robert Patrick   Denzel Washington is increasingly becoming the last of a dying breed –– a movie star with real presence and a genuine charisma that totally commands the screen whenever he’s on it.   Stars like him used to be [...]

                            On Friday, November 16, 2012 WGCI, Chicago’s number 1 station for Hip Hop and R&B, along with Nike Basketball, presented the 107.5 WGCI 13th Annual Big Jam at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.   Big Jam 2012 featured  a star-studded [...]