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…
Smithsonian Director Lonnie Bunch Delivers Northwestern U Commencement Address
Newly appointed head of the vaunted Smithsonian Institution and long-time Chicago favorite Lonnie Bunch returned to the city last week to deliver the commencement…
Quinton de’ Alexander, The Ambassador Of Fashion
Quinton de’ Alexander is one of Chicago’s most prominent fashion designers. His specialty is haute couture evening gowns. Born in New Orleans, he grew…
Meet Illinois Supreme Court Justice P. Scott Neville Jr.
The Honorable P. Scott Neville, Jr. is the 117th judge to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court and the second African-American justice in its…
Manhandling
It is unbelievable that old white southern men are passing restrictive legislation on abortion. Why, you’d think? The white population is shrinking. Women are…
Ten Ideas For Madame Mayor
Mayor Lori Lightfoot has assumed office. The beautiful pomp and circumstances are over and now she has gone to work. The mayor started with…
Pop A Cork With Isiah Thomas!
Detroit Pistons legend and Chicago native Isiah Thomas is now in the champagne business. In 2016, Thomas, 58, announced that he was the exclusive…
The Lightfoot Era Begins
Lori Lightfoot was pretty in pale blue with pearls as she took the oath as Chicago’s 56th mayor. She brought the change that she…
“Minoritiness”
Chicago has a new mayor and new treasurer. Illinois has a new governor. We have new aldermen and state representatives. We see change coming…