Q&A with Maudlyne Ihejirika: Escape From Nigeria
byYou have written a book, Escape From Nigeria, with your mother. What has that experience been like? It has taken me 17 years —…
Interview
Q And A: Raynie Jackson, Owner of Headrest Barbershop
byChicago based entrepreneur Raynie Jackson is the epitome of the classic ‘making something from nothing by pulling yourself up by the boot straps’ story….
Q And A: Howard Sandifer
byA soulful symphony can be heard on the West Side of Chicago. And Howard Sandifer is conducting it. Thanks to Sandifer, the founder of…
Q And A: Dick Gregory
byGregory, Richard Claxton “Dick” (Born, October 12, 1932, St. Louis, Mo.), African American comedian and civil rights activist whose social satire changed the way…
Q And A: Omar Epps & DC Young Fly of “Almost Christmas”
byWritten and directed by David E. Talbert (First Sunday, Baggage Claim), Almost Christmas tells the festive story of a beloved patriarch who asks his…
Q And A: Rahkal Shelton, Author and Mentor
byBorn to a 19-year-old cocaine and heroin addicted mother on the south side of Chicago, Rahkal Shelton came into the world with the odds…
Q And A: Tim Meadows, Son of Zorn
byMany people instantly associate Tim Meadows with his iconic Saturday Night Live character, Leon Phelps AKA The Ladies Man. But those that take a…
Q And A: Mario Smith
byChicago native Mario Smith is a familiar fixture in the Hyde Park section of the city. The poet, educator, activist and radio show host…
Q and A: Dr. Robert Jordan
byDr. Robert Jordan has been a face at WGN News for a long time. He is retiring from the day to day newscast as…
The Free Will of Roland Martin – By Ngina James
byRoland Martin hosts and is managing editor of TV One network’s News One Now, the first daily morning news program in TV history to…
Q&A with RITA COBURN WHACK
byRita Coburn Whack is determined and persistent. It took five years of work to coproduce the first documentary on Maya Angelou. Rita along with…
Interview with Pastor Corey Brooks
byA pastor, businessman, philanthropist, songwriter, mentor and spiritual coach, Pastor Corey Brooks Sr. answered his call to the ministry at the age of 19…