Lili-Anne Brown – Director, “Eureka Day”
byTalk to the actors that she’s worked with, and they’ll tell you that renowned artist, director, and educator Lili-Anne Brown has an innate ability…
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Cynthia Kaye McWilliams – Actor and Entrepreneur
byTrue to her Capricorn star sign, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams has always been ambitious, dedicated, and has laser-focused discipline when she sets her mind to…
Terrance Pratt, CEO of Culture Loupe & Creative Director of Memoir Fragrances
byTerrance Pratt has built a career at the intersection of culture, creativity, and strategy—transforming insight into impact across industries. As the CEO of Culture…
Bennie Henry – Executive Director & Co-Founder, The Support Group
byFor almost four decades, Bennie Henry and his 501C3 nonprofit, The Support Group, have been helping to raise the youth of Chicago through a…
Coach Sorsby – Founder & CEO of A Step Ahead Chess
byThe man known affectionately to all as “Coach Sorsby” is a firm believer that your circumstances don’t have to make you a product of…
Chamille Weddington – Owner, Schweet Foods
byChamille Weddington‘s Schweet Foods business, dubbed “a love letter to Chicago’s West Side,” is more than just a neighborhood dessert shop. It’s the kind…
Thanksgiving in a Time of Turbulence
byThanksgiving this year arrives not as a soft, sentimental holiday but as a needed pause—a deep breath in a season marked by tension, grief,…
Craig Robinson: In Your Dreams and Beyond…
byChicagoan Craig Robinson was in town promoting his most recent movie, In Your Dreams. In addition to talking about the film, he talked a…
Patrick Hynes, Candidate for Cook County Assessor
byPatrick Hynes is a democratic candidate for Cook County Assessor. He has thirty years of experience in Cook County property taxes. He is currently…
Jada-Amina, Curator of the Gene Siskel Center’s 31st Black Harvest Film Festival
byJada-Amina returns to lead the Gene Siskel Film Center’s 31st Black Harvest Film Festival as curator, having previously served as coordinator for the 28th…
More Than a Game: Kevin Shaw Unpacks the Trauma and Triumph of Jackie Robinson West
byThe 61st Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) is always a must-see. In addition to films from around the world, the festival features some Black…
Life in America is Becoming a BITCH…
byI went to the grocery store last week. I haven’t been physically inside a grocery store in a couple of months because I often…