The Case of Laquan McDonald
by“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The death of Laquan McDonald, the 17-year-old Black male…
Black America
Remembering Dr. King In Pictures And His Words
byBorn in January of 1929, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 90 on his birthday this year. Amazingly in retrospect,…
What’s In M. Night’s “Glass”?
byGlass Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy, Sarah Paulson, Charlayne Woodard Writer-Director: M. Night Shyamalan Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 128 minutes (**1/2) In…
Ed Burke’s Ties That Bind
byThe federal indictment of the longest sitting alderman in Chicago history, Ed Burke, is revealing. His legal troubles may change Chicago politics in 2019…
The Impact of 2018
byEvery year creates its own history as it happens. History lives. So here’s a look at what we learned from 2018 and how we…
After Christmas Getaway? Visit Oakland Bay!
byChristmas has come and gone, but the holiday season is still here. Why not escape the rigid weather of Chicago and welcome in the…
Emory Brown Markets Project Osmosis
byAs a graduate of Columbia College Chicago’s marketing communications program, Emory Brown initially found his niche in advertising as a copywriter and creative director….
Another Attack On Affirmative Action – by Paul King, Jr.
byA group representing Asian-American students has filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University, claiming that the school’s admission process that considers an applicant’s racial…
Mentoring And Millennials
by“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to, and…
Protest Marching, From Selma To Chicago
byMarching in protest is important. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made marching matter. Marching changes things. First of all, it demonstrates caring. People care…
America’s Race Relations
byOnce upon a time there was a country ruled by royalty and the wealthy and landlords. The royals owned land around the world and…
White Space? by Paul King Jr.
byThere are some scholars whose prescience defies belief and imagination. Elijah Anderson, the Yale University sociologist, is such a scholar. In 2015, he wrote…