Talking Legal Weed With Rep. Sonya Harper
byTo legalize or not to legalize marijuana is the question for the state legislators in Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker is ready to sign Senate…
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Zora & Langston
byZora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal By Yuval Taylor Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (March 26, 2019) Hardcover: 304 pages,…
Mikki, The Photographer
byThis is graduation time and I want to tell you about my friend Michelle “Mikki” Agins, who is being honored with a Doctorate of…
We Should Stop Saying “People of Color” When We Mean “Black People” – By Joshua Adams
byI understand why people in society use the term “people of color”: it replaces the outdated term “colored people” with one that is more…
What Would John Johnson Do Today?
byThe iconic Johnson Publishing Company, home to Ebony and Jet magazines, the Ebony Fashion Fair and Fashion Fair Cosmetics, filed for bankruptcy last week,…
Slaying The Dragon
byLori Lightfoot slayed the dragon and killed the machine as she becomes the new mayor of the City of Chicago when she is sworn…
When Whites Make The Case For Reparations…
byColumnist David Brooks has joined Paul of Tarsus, Augustine of Hippo and C.S. Lewis of Belfast in making one of the most profound conversions…
No Trump…And It’s Not Whist!
byYoni Applebaum’s cover story in the March issue of The Atlantic fosters the impeachment of Donald Trump, the media complicity in his election, where…
Pros & Cons Of The Keto Diet – By Siddiqu “The Personal Trainer”
byWhy is the Keto Diet taking the world by storm? One is because it’s trendy, but a major reason is because it completely reverses…
The Saga Of Jussie Smollett
byIs he sick or is he stupid? The case of Jussie Smollett fits the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. His story,…
“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…
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…