Chicago Mayoral History In The Making
So here we are, right on the eve of an historic Chicago mayoral election. On the morning of April 3, a Black woman will…
Woman-ish And Black-ish Is Win-ish!
For the first time politically, Chicago’s Black community is in a win/win situation. On April 2, with two Black women candidates in a runoff…
Lori Lightfoot For Mayor
N’DIGO endorses Lori Lightfoot to be the next Mayor of the City of Chicago and I urge voters to turn out and vote for…
What Happened In The Mayor’s Race
Chicago’s mayoral election was stunning and startling. I felt from the very beginning there would be an upset, but I didn’t know how or…
The Saga Of Jussie Smollett
Is he sick or is he stupid? The case of Jussie Smollett fits the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. His story,…
Chatting With Mayoral Candidate La Shawn Ford
La Shawn Ford started life in the Cabrini Green housing projects on the West Side and was brought up with his sister by his…
Blackface In Black History Month
Blackface. What happened to the medical student who became the Governor of Virginia? Can you believe that a student studying hard to be a…
Felicia Fields Stars In “Ma Rainey” at Writers Theatre Through March 17
Celebrated film and stage actress Felicia Fields returns to Chicago to play the lead in August Wilson’s landmark play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Directed…
Chatting With Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas
Paul Vallas was born and raised in a Greek-American household in the Roseland community on Chicago’s South Side. Chicago is where his career began….
400 Years In 2019
Africans arrived on American shores as captured immigrants in 1619. The immigrants’ children were enslaved. African Americans, Blacks, have been enslaved and/or oppressed in…
The Case of Laquan McDonald
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The death of Laquan McDonald, the 17-year-old Black male…
Ed Burke’s Ties That Bind
The federal indictment of the longest sitting alderman in Chicago history, Ed Burke, is revealing. His legal troubles may change Chicago politics in 2019…