Q&A with Damien Howard Chief Servant Leader of “Clever Characters”
byFor 13 years, Damien Howard taught Special Education at inner-city urban schools that served mainly low-income minority populations. But after seeing firsthand the disparities…
Black Culture
Q&A with Author David Masciotra I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters
byDavid Masciotra is an author, public lecturer, political commentator and cultural critic. He is the author of Mellencamp: American Troubadour and Working On a…
BLACK HOPE and HEALTH
byThe New York Review of Books asked 18 writers to comment on what’s at stake this November in its pre-election edition dated Nov. 5,…
Q&A With Shenna Marie, Founder/CEO Sheena Marie Beauty
bySheena Marie never intended to run her own beauty conglomerate. It just kind of worked out that way. At a crossroads in her life…
Al Sharpton Talks Misconceptions About His Place at the Center of Civil Rights
byFor many Black Americans, he is next to a Messiah. For many non-Black Americans, he is thought to be an agitator, riling up already…
The Urban Cowboy
byAdam Hollingsworth, Chicago’s urban cowboy, needs help and we should not ignore his plea. He is the man about town, riding his horse on…
Leon’s Last Wish
byI WANNA GO ON A DEMONSTRATION AND WORK FOR CHANGE ORGANIZE A MARCH FOR A RIGHTEOUS CAUSE MOBILIZE SOME NEIGHBORS TO FIGHT FOR THEIR…
Dr. Leon Finney Jr. 1938 – 2020
byDr. Leon Finney Jr. was a dear friend. I first met him as a college student, working with Reverends Jesse Jackson and Willie Barrow…
Q&A With David Brown, Superintendent of Chicago Police
byDavid O’Neal Brown is Chicago’s newest Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. Brown was the chief of the Dallas Police Department from 2010 to…
Rev. CT Vivian’s Chicago Connection
byAlthough he passed into eternal life the same day as the more nationally known giant of the Civil Rights movement John Lewis, the Rev….
John Lewis Roared
byThe lions roared on July 17th. It was a very sad day as we saw the deaths of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. colleagues…
Capital “B”: Words Are Powerful
byFinally, some members of the mainstream news media have come to the conclusion that from now on, they will capitalize the “B” in Black…