breathe life into the atmosphere. The magical power of expression through culinary arts, song, dance, spoken word, and theater create an intimate take on living and releasing. In that respect, the memory of Chicago’s former First Lady, Maggie Daley lives vividly through the arts and education. With the forming of the After School Matters program, [...]

Black conservatives are a political anomaly because, as we stated in Part I of this discussion last week, one has to have something to conserve in order to be a true conservative. Politically speaking, then, one has to ask what do Black conservatives not have to conserve? If they were attempting to conserve a Black [...]

By Marcia Reed-Woodard First there was Oprah, now there’s Val. In the year since media icon Oprah Winfrey retired her namesake program, Val Warner, co-host of Windy City Live, has captured the limelight and stolen the show. The exuberant Tinseltown-native is a hit with viewers and guests alike. She’s danced with the Mayor, joked with [...]

Chicago Pastor John Hannah received the Gospel Announcer of the Year Award at the Radio Station & Gospel Announcer Awards & Showcase on last month in Nashville, Tennessee. Hannah is Pastor of New Life Covenant Church in Oakwood, one of Chicago’s fastest growing mega-churches. In addition, he hosts The John Hannah Morning Show on Inspiration [...]