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…
Chicago
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…
N’DIGO Book Icons, Writers, and Photographers
byGreat thanks to all involved in the making of the book N’DIGO Legacy: Black Luxe – 110 African American Icons Of Contemporary History! To…
Chicago Celebrates N’DIGO Black History Book!
bySince its release before Christmas, Chicago has gone gaga over the monster coffee table/history book N’DIGO Legacy: Black Luxe – 110 African American Icons…
Rodger Jackson’s The-I and No Chiraq
byBorn and raised in Chicago, Rodger Jackson is head of a new locally based streaming platform called The-I, and also executive producer of its…
DuSable Museum Exhibit Looks At Citizen Soldiers
byA new exhibit at the DuSable Museum of African American History looks at an Illinois National Guard regiment that was deployed in two foreign…
Hugh Hefner, Marketing Genius
byHugh Hefner died at the ripe old age of 91. His body aged, but he didn’t. At best he became dated, but not old….
PUSH Forum For Democratic Governor Hopefuls
byThe Rainbow/PUSH Convention just hosted a forum for potential candidates looking to become the Democratic governor of Illinois in 2018. It was an opportunity…
Foxx News Should Trump Trump
byLet’s stop wasting our valuable time following the Comey Comedy, the Donald Drama, and the Carson Cartoons. These Parodies-on-the-Potomac will grind on and on…
A New High School In Englewood
byChicago’s public schools are in a constant dither. Public education seems to be a never-ending socio-economic problem in Chicago, though education is such a…