It’s Time For Schools To Open Up and Stop Playing with the Children
Chicago Public School teachers and students have been out of the classroom for nearly a year due to COVID-19, and now it’s time to…
Number 46
So, the inaugural is over and the work has begun for the new Biden administration. Trump, the wicked one has departed and the media,…
King Lives In 2021
We celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s life today, and more and more, we realize his greatness in today’s climate. King’s life and his work…
The Case of Cheryl Grace Typifies Corporate Racism
In this day where loudly we proclaim Black Lives Matter, and as corporations examine the value of diversity and inclusion, racism remains. So it…
The Trump Era Ends
The era of Trump is closing, about to end. The President of the United States, number 45, challenged America’s democracy. He has been the…
Q&A – Angela Jackson – Illinois Poet Laureate
Angela Jackson is an award-winning poet, novelist, and playwright who has published three chapbooks and four volumes of poetry. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, and…
The Black Woman’s March
As I watched CBS This Morning news regarding Anjanette Young, I was stunned and moved to tears. I thought it’s 2020 is this really…
We BLACK WOMEN OF CHICAGO ARE SICK AND TIRED
WE Black Women of Chicago are appalled over the case of Ms. Anjanette Young. AN ACT OF TERRORISM, RACISM AND SEXISM. It’s the end…
Dear President-Elect Biden:
Rahm Emanuel is not for your administration. Political rumor has it that former Mayor of Chicago, Rahm Emanuel is being considered by the Biden…
Q and A with Dr. Helene D. Gayle
Dr. Helene D. Gayle has been President and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation’s old and largest community foundations, since…
America Gets It Groove Back
I was politically fatigued and the country felt a lift of pain, disgust and anxiety as we went to the streets to sing and…
Q&A with Author David Masciotra I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters
David Masciotra is an author, public lecturer, political commentator and cultural critic. He is the author of Mellencamp: American Troubadour and Working On a…