“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Reviewed by Rick & Brenda McCain
byIn 1982, August Wilson’s play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom catapulted him into the national spotlight; it was one of the works from Wilson’s 10-play…
Black America
Dr. Keisha Kidan, Training And Teaching The World
byChicago native Keisha Kidan, Ed.D. feels she is an entrepreneur at heart who was called to education. Once an owner of a boutique real…
Sophia King Looks To Keep 4th Ward Seat
byAlderman of the 4th Ward since April 2016, Sophia King grew up in Evanston, Illinois. Her family hails from the Mississippi Delta, so as…
Chatting With Mayoral Candidate La Shawn Ford
byLa Shawn Ford started life in the Cabrini Green housing projects on the West Side and was brought up with his sister by his…
Blackface In Black History Month
byBlackface. What happened to the medical student who became the Governor of Virginia? Can you believe that a student studying hard to be a…
“Nina Simone: Four Women” – Review by Rick & Brenda McCain
byChristina Ham brings a profound story to the Northlight Theatre stage about the most honest woman in America during the Civil Rights Movement era…
Felicia Fields Stars In “Ma Rainey” at Writers Theatre Through March 17
byCelebrated film and stage actress Felicia Fields returns to Chicago to play the lead in August Wilson’s landmark play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Directed…
Melissa Conyears-Ervin Looks To Be Chicago’s Next Treasurer
byMelissa Conyears-Ervin, who began her second term as State Representative of the 10th District on Wednesday, January 9 as she took the oath of…
No Recreational Marijuana, No Chicago Casino – By Rev. Gregory Livingston
byOur upcoming Chicago mayoral election is about the tale of two cities – the difference between whether our government gives its helping hand to…
Goodman Breathes Life Into Conception – Review By Rick & Brenda McCain
byIn its new production How To Catch Creation, the Goodman Theatre brings to the stage a story of love, desire, loss, hope and inspiration,…
Chatting With Mayoral Candidate Paul Vallas
byPaul Vallas was born and raised in a Greek-American household in the Roseland community on Chicago’s South Side. Chicago is where his career began….
400 Years In 2019
byAfricans arrived on American shores as captured immigrants in 1619. The immigrants’ children were enslaved. African Americans, Blacks, have been enslaved and/or oppressed in…