Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in LIterature
Bob Dylan has taken songwriting to another level. He has been called the greatest song writer ever. His words poetic and beautiful. He has…
First Lady on Trump
She speaks from her heart and her voice had tears. First Lady Michelle Obama delivered a blistering indictment against Donald Trump yesterday at a…
Songwriter Rod Temperton Dies
Rod Temperton, the “Invisible Man” in the music industry, was the songwriter behind Michael Jackson’s hit singles “Thriller,” “Rock With You “, and “Off…
Chicago Tribune Endorsement Disappoints, Vote Hillary Clinton
The Chicago Tribune endorsement of Gary Johnson is disappointing. They got it wrong, reminiscent of when their headlines screamed Dewey beat Truman in the…
What Does The National African American Museum Mean To America?
With the opening of the new National African American Museum on September 24 in Washington, D.C., at the Smithsonian Institute, we add a new…
Q and A: Dr. Robert Jordan
Dr. Robert Jordan has been a face at WGN News for a long time. He is retiring from the day to day newscast as…
Black Lives Matter and Black Votes Count
This might be the most serious presidential election in our lifetime and one of the most important votes in American history. The candidates drastically…
Q&A with RITA COBURN WHACK
Rita Coburn Whack is determined and persistent. It took five years of work to coproduce the first documentary on Maya Angelou. Rita along with…
Miles and Francine Bad Ass
We all know Miles Davis to be the baddest trumpeter, but did you know that he was an artist too? He sketched in between…
Black Maleness in Dance
The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago welcomes choreographer-performer nora chipaumire with her most recent artistic investigation of the black body, Africa and the…
Zendaya Supermarket Shopping
After grocery shopping in Los Angeles at Von’s Supermarket, with a friend, Zendaya the 20-year-old actress/singer/dancer and K.C. Undercover star describes a shopping experience.”So…
Review: Maya Angelou – And Still I Rise
The documentary “Maya Angelou:And Still I Rise,” about the life of the iconic author, makes it debut in Chicago in a short run from…