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…
Black America
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….