On Michelle Obama’s “Becoming”
Becoming By Michelle Obama 448 pages Crown Publishing Group (November 2018) List price: $32.50 Michelle Obama’s new book, Becoming, is a beautiful memoir of…
Garry McCarthy: Sacrificed In Laquan Cover-Up
Garry McCarthy, who served as Chicago Police Superintendent from 2011 to 2015, is among a host of candidates running for Mayor of Chicago in…
Colin Hadden Brings Camelot To The Illinois Lottery
A lottery is a type of gambling in which people buy numbered tickets. Several numbers are then selected and the people who have those…
The 2018 Midterm Elections
Well, finally the 2018 midterm elections are over and TV can get back to normal after having made a fortune from all of the…
City Colleges’ Bill Lowry To Be Honored November 15
The City Colleges of Chicago Foundation will honor its Chairman, William “Bill” Lowry, at its “Seven Strong” Inaugural Benefit” on November 15 at The…
Mentoring And Millennials
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to, and…
My Friend, Warner Saunders
Warner Saunders was a prince of a guy. A tough guy, yet a nice guy. A guy on point and on purpose. A straight-ahead…
The Verdict
The Laquan McDonald saga has been a watershed moment for Chicago. The murder of a young Black male teen four years ago has changed…
Chicago’s Mayoral Zoo
Chicago’s favorite sport is politics. Everybody has an opinion and knows who will win. When Rahm Emanuel on September 4, 2018, Chicago’s very own 44,…
Rahm Gives Up The Fifth Floor
What a difference a day makes! What a difference three highway protests make! Chicago politics took a major turn on Tuesday morning when Rahm…
Viva, Aretha!
“I saw you crying and I saw you responding, but I was just about to bust wide open. You talk about being moved, not…
Protest Marching, From Selma To Chicago
Marching in protest is important. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made marching matter. Marching changes things. First of all, it demonstrates caring. People care…