Havoc, confusion, chaos, power plays, conflict are words to describe the state of affairs at Chicago State University.  The drama played out Friday, March 1, in a special board meeting, when the board was scheduled to terminate Dr. Wayne Watson.   The public meeting opened to a crowd of students, community activists, professors, politicians and the [...]

  I was curious about Charlie Trotter’s auction of his restaurant delectable. Curiously, I visited the auction to survey the goods.  I wanted something from my favorite eatery to incorporate into my kitchen.   His Lincoln Park restaurant had a very homey feel.  You felt like you were coming to Trotter’s cooking home rather than a [...]

There is a new reality TV series about Black women.  It’s called The Sisterhood and it is about five pastors’ wives from Atlanta.  As you might know, the pastor’s wife is often referred to as First Ladies. The program showed the lives of the pastor’s wives behind the scenes of the church at home in [...]

      The presidential campaign of 2012 is certain to go down in history as a close and expensive race. The polls show President Barack Obama and the Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, in a dead heat. Romney to date has more money than Obama. Obama is spending, Romney is holding. Television stations will march [...]