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 [...]

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 [...]

  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 [...]

  President Barack Obama won.  He ran a brilliant campaign.  He made history again, part II, by winning.  The night was predicted as long.  The democratic victory was declared by 11 p.m. It wasn’t so long. There was a roar in McCormick Place.  However, 2012 was very different than 2008.  The romance was  over, the [...]