Black Lives Matter and Black Votes Count
byThis might be the most serious presidential election in our lifetime and one of the most important votes in American history. The candidates drastically…
Black America
SPAA: Black Theater In The South Suburbs
byShowbiz produces some interesting people. Mike Wilkins is certainly one of them. “Dr. Mike,” or “Pastor Mike” as he’s called – Wilkins has two…
Tragedy in America-Alton Sterling and Philando Castile killed
byDisturbing cell phone video surfaced of two Louisiana cops killing 37-year-old Alton Sterling while he was selling music outside a Baton Rouge convenience store. An…
Die Another Day: New Life For Illinois Service Federal
bySomewhere, Louise Quarles Lawson is beaming. Last year, the Illinois Service Federal Savings & Loan Association (ISF) that Ms. Lawson turned into an integral…
Open Letter to College Age African-American and Hispanic/Latino Males (17 to 35)
byDear Son: I hope you will allow me to call you son. I know you are not really my son, but you could have…
What It’s Like to be A Black Student at a Predominately White University
bySenior year of high school was by far the most stressful year of my life, and I say this after completing my first semester…
Welcome To Black (And Youthful) Creativity 2016
byBy Derrick K. Baker It’s a public secret that the annual list of black tie, no tie, and tie one on fundraisers in Chicago…
Oscars Aside, Meet Tim Story
byOscars Aside, Meet Tim Story: Hollywood’s Billion Dollar Black Director Nothing wrong with bringing home an Oscar…or even just being nominated for one –…
New President at ABC
byFormerly ABC executive VP, drama development, movies & miniseries, Channing Dungey is a UCLA grad who began her career in entertainment as a development…
The Black Oscars?
byby A. Thomas Jeff Friday had no experience in filmmaking. He simply was a movie enthusiast who saw a diversity vacuum in the industry….
BLACK-ISH
byWe were at the office having a discussion on the new sit com. I realized we were of different generations and had different views….