Mab Segrest: How Racism Shaped Modern Psychiatry
byADMINISTRATIONS OF LUNACY: Racism and the Haunting of American Psychiatry at the Milledgeville Asylum By Mab Segrest The New Press Publication Date: April 14,…
Black America
Black Americans Have the Virus More Than Whites
bySurprise, surprise, surprise! The latest research on COVID-19 reveals that African Americans catch the virus more than the white population. The older you are,…
Stay Safe, Stay Home…But Stay Focused
byGiven the changes to our daily lives – churches closed, services on-line, working remotely – it’s hard not to use an expletive when thinking…
Why Was Dr. Terry Mason Fired?
byDr. Terry Mason, chief architect of Cook County’s COVID-19 response, was relieved from his duties as the chief operating officer for the Cook County…
Biden, Blacks and Corona
byBlack voters resuscitated Joe Biden’s campaign for the presidency. Is it not, then, high time to consider some quid pro quo? That Blacks rescued…
Why I Support Senator Bernie Sanders – By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.
byThere was one central agreement among ALL of the 27 Democratic presidential candidates who originally entered the 2020 field, and that was to defeat…
Appellate Court Justice Cynthia Cobbs Seeks Illinois Supreme Court
byAppellate Court Justice Cynthia Cobbs is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17 running for election for the 1st District Judge…
The Riveting Uncomfortable Truth of “Kill Move Paradise”
byIn response to the growing epidemic of police shootings of Black people, Timeline Theatre presents a story that is bold and conceptual and demands…
Chi Journalist Kyra Kyles Now CEO Of YR Media In Cali
byKyra Kyles, a former prominent Chicago journalist and media executive, has moved to Oakland, California to become the CEO of YR Media, a non-profit…
Bloomberg And The Black Press
byIn every presidential election it is said that this could be the most important election of your lifetime as you are urged to vote….
WDB Legacy Awards Gala Honors Black Entrepreneurship – By The Black Foodies
byWe’re in the middle of February 2020 and one of the crown jewel events of Black History Month in Chicago is coming up soon….
Don’t Call Me “Person Of Color”!
byWe’re approaching the end of Black History Month, not “People of Color Month”. We celebrate, recall and remember the good deeds, the historicalness of…