World-renowned actor, singer, civil rights activist and humanitarian Harry Belafonte, who made the songs “Jamaica Farewell” and “Banana Boat (Day-O)” hits on the Billboard charts, will deliver the keynote address commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. The Jan. 28 Evanston campus evening program will [...]

Cameka Smith has been blazing the trails of innovation for quite some time. As founder of The BOSS Network, a global online network for Professional Women of Color, she has managed to cross the bridge and bring forth diverse and positive dialogue among women from across the world while instilling the message of working together [...]

  Liv Warfield is living a rollercoaster – but it’s all good. The stylish songstress, a  Peoria, IL.native turned Portland gal is an admirable example of what dreams are made of. From singing karaoke and making her debut album, 2006′s Embrace Me, to traveling the world at the drop of a dime to accompany Prince, [...]

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) at the University of Chicago presents the premiere of Byron Hurt’s Soul Food Junkies– a recent installation of the EMMY® and PEABODY award-winning PBS series Independent Lens airing in January 2013. The screening of the provocative documentary takes place at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, [...]