The 1619 Project
The August 18th issue of the New York Times Magazine dedicates itself to slavery with The 1619 Project, featuring profound, investigative reporting style articles…
Mood N’DIGO – Putting Our Paper To Bed
One day Julieanna Richardson, who created the HistoryMakers, called me and asked what was I doing with my almost 30 years worth of N’DIGO…
Erin Davis, Miles’ Son, Keeps His Dad’s Legacy Alive
Jazz musician Miles Davis is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Together with his musical groups, he…
The Mysterious Jeffey Epstein Saga
Jeffery Epstein, the wealthy pedophile, allegedly killed himself in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York over the weekend. He was being held without…
America Is In A Dangerous Place
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the…
Dr. William Towns Benefits Chicago
Dr. William Towns is the executive director of the impact investment fund Benefit Chicago and an Adjunct Lecturer of Social Impact at the Kellogg…
Getting Older
This is a funny column that is real. My 98-year-old mother tells me that getting older is a treat…given the alternative. So here are…
Trump, The Crudest President
What do you say about Donald Trump? He is the crudest president this country has ever seen. And yet, he is teflon; no matter…
Willie Cochran And My Broken Leg
I hate to see former 20th Ward Alderman Willie Cochran go to jail. Not to say he didn’t engage in criminal behavior, but it…
Chicago’s Black Media Desert
It was sad this past Saturday to read the front-page story in the Chicago Sun-Times about the Chicago Defender ceasing printing of its newspaper…
South Side Arts And Masequa Myers
Cultural leader Masequa Myers is a creative force. The Executive Director of the South Side Community Art Center since 2014 has more than 30…
Reparations
Africans were stolen from African shores to arrive in America in 1619. For hundred years later we still fight for citizenship rights. In the…