DuSable Museum Exhibit Looks At Citizen Soldiers
byA new exhibit at the DuSable Museum of African American History looks at an Illinois National Guard regiment that was deployed in two foreign…
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Book Teaches Drivers Police Interaction Best Practices
byIn a new book titled The STOP: Improving Police and Community Relations, author Dwayne Bryant teaches young drivers how to interact with police during…
Natalie Moore Honored At Sandburg Literary Awards Dinner
byJournalist and National Public Radio correspondent Natalie Moore will be honored at one of the nation’s most prestigious literary functions next week. Moore will…
Black Obesity A Major Health Concern
byI recently rode the bus for a week in downtown Chicago. I was face to face with Black Obesity. I saw Black women dressed…
Why This Black Woman Will Always Remain Woke
byWhen you come from a family of innovators, educators and visionaries. When your triple great grandfather taught Booker T. Washington his ABC’s and touched…
America’s Whiteness in Charlottesville
byIs anyone surprised about what happened at the White Nationalists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia? I’m not. To me, and I suspect most of us,…
N’TV: Smithsonian’s “America In Color” Transforms Black-And-White Civil Rights Struggles
byHere’s comes an ambitious new Smithsonian Channel series offering a stunning, fresh look at American history. Incorporating a wealth of rare footage and stills,…
What To Do About Mariano’s?
by“We want to do business where we shop.” “We want to work in our community with major companies.” “We want to be respected.” That’s…
Q&A With Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin
byLA 92 is an upcoming National Geographic documentary that looks a riveting look back at the controversial Rodney King trial and subsequent protests, violence…
Time To Look In The Mirror
byEvery time I think that this is the last straw, that it can’t get worse, something worse happens. I cry looking at the news…
The Families of victims “As seen through the eyes of the shooter”
byFamily and the community We must face the fact that we have an impoverished underclass in America. It can be found in Appalachia, the…
Chicago God Damn
byChicago is two cities. Nina Simone’s lyrics are appropriate. She sang a song, Mississippi Goddamn. Change the city to Chicago and you got it….