Q&A – Kaye Fox – Grammy Award Winning Singer/Songwriter
byFor more than a decade, Chicago born artist Kaye Fox has been an undisputed force in contemporary music lending her voice and pen to…
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Q&A – Pearl Cleage – Award-Winning Author, Playwright and Poet Laureate
byAs a celebrated author, playwright, and Poet Laureate of Atlanta, Pearl Cleage has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning 40 years, producing 30+ plays, novels,…
August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean – Theater Review!
byAugust Wilson, described as the theater’s Poet of Black America, is the playwright that Goodman Theatre brings to the stage in his first installment…
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…
Q&A – Garth Drabinsky – ‘Paradise Square’ Broadway Producer
by‘Paradise Square’ marks the return of producer Garth Drabinsky to a limited, month-long pre-Broadway engagement to Chicago on Nov. 2. Drabinsky is excited to be…
Building Wealth With Whitney Hampton
byThere are those who constantly take from the community and rarely replenish it. And then there are people like Whitney Hampton, who seem to…
On Q With Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas
byCook County Treasurer Maria Pappas manages a $18 billion operation. She’s a hard worker and her employees respect and fear her. She says it…
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…
Collaboraction Welcomes New President Darlene “DJ Lady D” Jackson – By Briahna Gatlin
byCollaboraction is known for its fearless approach to theatre, eliciting social change, and being on the cusp of innovation. Trendsetting since its inception in…
Sharial Howard, A “People Person” Realtor
bySharial Howard, a licensed realtor with @properties, is a competent, resourceful, and skillful negotiator who resides in the Bronzeville area of Chicago. She met…
Roe’s Melloe Events
byAs founder and executive director of Melloe Events, South Side native Roe Melloe has made a name for himself in the arts and entertainment…
Pastoring During Covid 19: Pastor Daniel X. Smith
byPastor Daniel X. Smith answered the call to ministry in February 2003 at New St. Matthew M.B. Church, located on the West Side of…