Free Adult Caregivers Conference This Friday, November 15 At AKA – by Melody McDowell
byBeing a caregiver is both rewarding and challenging. While it is a labor of love, caregiving can exact a tremendous financial, physical and emotional…
Black Culture
Meet Black United Fund Of Illinois’ New Chair Carl West
byMedia businessman Carl West, publisher of Truth Be Told News Service, was recently named Chairman of the Board of the esteemed Black United Fund…
Reality Shows Demean Black Women – By Stella Foster
byYou guys know I do not post articles as much as I used to since retiring. But I happened to catch an episode of…
CASA’s Bonita Carr Advocates For Foster Kids
bySince 1986, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Cook County has been training everyday people to stand up for children who have experienced abuse…
Gately Park Indoor Track and Field Facility: A Long Race Finally Won – By Arthur Ade Amaker
byThe road to building a state-of-the-art $57 million indoor track and field facility on the South Side has been as strenuous as a 100-meter…
Stacy Sorrell’s “Loved On Purpose” – By TJ Armour
byChicago native Stacy Sorrell is a multi-faceted woman that wears many hats including mother, entrepreneur, and new author of the inspirational memoir, Loved On…
Tips On How To Share Your History
byThe National Museum of African-American History is in Chicago looking for stuff from your attic and your basement; they’re looking for history. They are…
Mood N’DIGO – Putting Our Paper To Bed
byOne day Julieanna Richardson, who created the HistoryMakers, called me and asked what was I doing with my almost 30 years worth of N’DIGO…
Erin Davis, Miles’ Son, Keeps His Dad’s Legacy Alive
byJazz musician Miles Davis is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Together with his musical groups, he…
South Side Arts And Masequa Myers
byCultural leader Masequa Myers is a creative force. The Executive Director of the South Side Community Art Center since 2014 has more than 30…
Reparations
byAfricans were stolen from African shores to arrive in America in 1619. For hundred years later we still fight for citizenship rights. In the…
Why Juneteenth? – By Delmarie Cobb
byEvery so often I go looking through my files for an old article to see if it’s still relevant. The following column appeared in…