Black Culture

August 21, 2018 August 23, 2018

Viva, Aretha!

by Dr. Hermene Hartman

“I saw you crying and I saw you responding, but I was just about to bust wide open. You talk about being moved, not…

August 12, 2018 August 12, 2018

N’DIGO Culture – by Ziggy

by Contributor NDIGO

Oscar Winning Director Barry Jenkins On Beale Street Oscar is calling. Director Barry Jenkins is back with his first movie since his Best Picture…

August 10, 2018 August 10, 2018

Myiti Sengstacke-Rice Heads The Bud Billiken Parade

by TJ Armour

Myiti Sengstacke-Rice is President of the Chicago Defender Charities, which produces the annual Bud Billiken Parade, which will take place this Saturday, August 11…

August 7, 2018 August 7, 2018

Chit Chat – by Ziggy

by Contributor NDIGO

New Quincy Jones Documentary Netflix launches the new documentary Quincy, about the musical icon Quincy Jones, on Sept. 21. The film will have a…

March 28, 2018 March 28, 2018

Black Star Luncheon Lectures Designed To Empower

by David Smallwood

The Black Star Project has recently added a series of lecture luncheons to its arsenal of programs designed to improve the lot of less-advantaged…

March 9, 2018 March 9, 2018

Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s Back In Town!

by Dr. Hermene Hartman

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Auditorium Theatre, the company’s Chicago home for nearly half a century, with six breathtaking performances from…

February 14, 2018 February 14, 2018

N’DIGO Book Icons, Writers, and Photographers

by David Smallwood

Great thanks to all involved in the making of the book N’DIGO Legacy: Black Luxe – 110 African American Icons Of Contemporary History! To…

February 13, 2018 May 6, 2018

Chicago Celebrates N’DIGO Black History Book!

by David Smallwood

Since its release before Christmas, Chicago has gone gaga over the monster coffee table/history book N’DIGO Legacy: Black Luxe – 110 African American Icons…