The Verdict
byThe Laquan McDonald saga has been a watershed moment for Chicago. The murder of a young Black male teen four years ago has changed…
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Chicago’s Mayoral Zoo
byChicago’s favorite sport is politics. Everybody has an opinion and knows who will win. When Rahm Emanuel on September 4, 2018, Chicago’s very own 44,…
Lindblom History Project Celebrates Famed School’s Centennial
byLegendary Lindblom High School on Chicago’s South Side turns 100 years old next year. Since 1919, the school, located at 6130 South Wolcott, has…
Rahm Gives Up The Fifth Floor
byWhat a difference a day makes! What a difference three highway protests make! Chicago politics took a major turn on Tuesday morning when Rahm…
Shedd’s BLU Summer Party – by Derrick Baker
byTo coin a phrase, “millennial magic” was in full effect on August 18 as some 900 of Chicago’s philanthropists and social leaders arrived at…
Protest Marching, From Selma To Chicago
byMarching in protest is important. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made marching matter. Marching changes things. First of all, it demonstrates caring. People care…
A Crisis Of Violence And Values – by Rev. Jesse Jackson
byChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel should immediately convene his cabinet – public health, police, housing, education and parks – for an emergency meeting with community…
“Shut It Down!”
byIt was a beautiful summer morning, a perfect day for a march down the Dan Ryan. Father Michael Pfleger called for a march to…
Shedd Gala Highlights Conservation – by Derrick K. Baker
byNews of a male pilot whale dying in Thailand with dozens of plastic bags weighing 17 pounds in its stomach was depressing to read…
Lori Lightfoot: Mayoral Game Changer
byLori Lightfoot has entered the Chicago mayoral race. She becomes the ninth candidate in an open field that still has the potential of growing….
The Mayoral Candidacy Of Willie Wilson
byRecently, along with other Black media representatives, I had a meeting with Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson in his beautiful lakefront penthouse home. He…
Freedom Of The Press, Chicago Style
byThe newspaper world has changed. It definitely is not what it used to be. The owners of major press have change. Newspaper people don’t…