Harvard and Slavery…
Harvard University has been in the news of late with the resignation of Dr. Claudine Gay, the first Black president whose tenure was a…
America’s New Politic…
What do you say about today’s politics? It’s crazy. It’s unbelievable. I ask the question and watch. I wonder where we’ll be in 2024….
Alderman Burke’s Not a Bad Guy…
Alderman Ed Burke has just been convicted of extortion, racketeering, and bribery. He was found guilty by a jury of nine women and three…
The Color Purple- Part II. – Let’s Do Color Red…
This is by no means a Movie Review; it is a Social Review. This is a thought article about images and messages to and…
A Year in Review: Challenges, Triumphs, and the Promise of the Future…
As 2023 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the state of American democracy. Our politicians and political system face significant challenges….
Q&A with World Premiere of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s SUGAR HILL: Nutcracker
Duke Ellington once remarked about Strayhorn: “Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head,…
New York, New York…
Every now and then, it would help if you did something to take you right out of your comfort zone to look anew. That…
Come Carlton…
Carlton D’Metrius Pearson was the ordained minister who defied convention. At just 15 years old, he started his own church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The…
Oral History of Chicago’s Civil Rights Movement…
Rev. Brian E. Smith is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Chicago Theological Seminary and pastor of the North Shore Faith Community Church. He…
Jann Wenner – Rolling Stone Magazine Co-Founder is Racist and Sexist…
Jann Wenner, co-founder of Rolling Stone Magazine (1967), is a sexist and a racist. His new book, ”The Masters” is a series of seven…
Suggestions for Chicago on Migrants
Migrants are being sent to major cities, New York and Chicago, seemingly for destruction and to exhaust resources. Mayor Eric Adams of New York…
Gangsta Trump!
Donald John Trump, former President of the United States, “Number 45“, will go down in history as the most controversial and dangerous President of…