Q&A with Music Superstar Jewel – Mental Health Advocate
byDiscovered in a Southern California coffee house with little more than her guitar, Jewel would go on to sell more than thirty million albums,…
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eta Creative Arts Foundation at 50!
by“eta Creative Arts Foundation is for us, about us and by us. It’s authentically Black!” These words – uttered unflinchingly by recently-returned Artistic Director…
Remembering Allison Payne…
byAllison Payne was a giant in the Journalism and Media space to many but also invisible to others. Her passing has been a tough pill to…
Q&A with Brenda Franklin-Corbett, Aretha’s Cousin and Consultant for ‘Respect’ Movie
byBrenda Franklin-Corbett is affectionately known around the world as “Cousin Brenda.” She is the cousin of Aretha Franklin. Many recognize her as one of the…
RAOUL’S RICHES: Unmasking the Myth of White Supremacy
byBlack playwright August Wilson once observed that “Those who would deny Black Americans their culture would also deny them their history and the inherent…
Q&A with Chandra Cooper – President of the Muddy Waters MOJO Museum
byChandra Cooper is the great-granddaughter of McKinley and Geneva Morganfield, known professionally as Muddy Waters. She is President of the Muddy Waters Original Jam…
Q&A with Charles Jenkins: Walking in a “New Season”
byCharles Jenkins knows a thing about SEASONS… He had a two-decade season at the helm of the historic Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago,…
J. Edgar Hoover Murdered Black Voices
byBlack History Month, February has ended. After a hundred years of celebrating the good deeds and achievements of African Americans, moving from a week…
Wu-Tang’s RZA Talks Second Chances and Cut Throat City Film
byDirector RZA As leader of the legendary multi-platinum selling rap group, The Wu-Tang Clan, RZA, or Bobby, as he is known to close friends…
Lonnie Edwards Q & A
byTell us about Lonnie Edwards and the paths that led you to become an acclaimed producer and filmmaker. Interestingly enough if someone were to…
Chicago Blues Legend Billy Branch
byBilly Branch is a Chicago blues harmonica player who grew up learning directly from some of the classic generation of Chicago players such as…
Time For A Timeout
by“Hey Chicago, you want some of this?” he asked me. Michael Jordan and I had met a few times in Chicago, but I was…