Finding Your Voice on the CIFF Red Carpet
byI was on the red carpet as one of many journalists trying to get inside the minds of filmmakers showcasing their work at the Chicago…
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The LeVert Experience – Celebrating the LeVert Musical Legacy
byComposed of Marc Gordon, an original founding member of the legendary group LeVert; Joe Little III, lead singer of The Rude Boys; and David Tolliver of Men At Large, The LeVert Experience is not…
Jalyn Hall and Phil Augusta Jackson on the Heart Behind ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’
byNBC‘s “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins“ is dubbed a comedy, and the laughs come a mile a minute, but what seems to have…
Fred “Toxic” Taylor – Grammy Award-Winning Producer/Songwriter
byWhen it comes to the music industry, specifically Hip-Hop and R&B music, to have longevity is an amazing thing. Even a rarer feat is…
Danita Patterson – CEO, Destiny Unlimited, Inc.
byYou may not be familiar with her name, but you certainly know the work of Danita Patterson. Over the past three decades the Chicago…
Erica Hubbard – Actress, ‘King of the South’
bySince the late 90’s Southside native Erica Hubbard has been a fixture on film and television in several projects, including Save The Last Dance,…
Actor Cedric Yarbrough – Goodman’s ICEBOY!
byFor more than two decades, Cedric Yarbrough has been a fixture across film, television, and stage with nearly 100 series regular, recurring, or guest…
“From Fancy Prancy to Trailblazer” Jayne Kennedy on Family, Craft, & Kicking Down Doors
byLegendary Black actress, sportscaster, producer, and cultural icon Jayne Kennedy is making a comeback. Her new memoir, Plain Jayne: A Memoir, is the first…
AnJi White – Actress, Goodman Theatre’s ‘Covenant’
byIn his groundbreaking debut, The Tipping Point, author Malcom Gladwell explains that sometimes there is a single moment and/or instance when everything changes, and…
Todd Walton – Founder, Project Baseline
byTodd Walton is the founder of Project Baseline, a strategy and consulting firm that specializes in organizational architecture, brand strategy, and systems design for…
Rhona Bennett – Actress, Singer, Author, and Life Coach…
byFor the better part of three decades, Rhona Bennett has been a fixture on screens and stages across the world. From her time spent…
‘Michael’ in Gary: Jaafar Jackson and the Family That Built a Legend…
byThe movie ‘Michael‘ is finally here. With rewrites, reshoots and family drama, the Jackson family descended on Gary, Indiana — back where they started…