Q&A With Shelia Morgan
byShelia Morgan is an award-winning executive and President/CEO of the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council. Previously she served as the Executive Director of the…
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Q&A With Sherri Shepherd
byFor more than twenty years, actress, comedian and television personality Sherri Shepherd has proven herself to be one of the most hard working and…
Q&A With Homer Bryant
byFor 27 years, Homer Bryant and the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center has delivered life-long benefits through its focus on discipline and personal development. From…
From The Farm To Big City Success: Howard Medley Turns 90
byA prominent Chicago businessman and political operative who has been one of the Black community’s biggest givers through the years has turned 90 years…
Blondean Davis: A Model Of Educational Excellence
bySome say she has the quiet tenacity of Rosa Parks. Others suggest that her resourcefulness and ingenuity are reminiscent of renowned educator Marva Collins….
Q&A With La Shawn Banks
byA veteran of film, television and theater, actor La Shawn Banks has steadily amassed a thorough body of work that is both diverse and…
Bravo Mr. Chance
byThis year I attended Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH’s Wall Street Project in New York and sat in on a hip hop workshop. The…
Q&A With The CIRCLE Foundation
byCreated by LaShaun Jackson and Omar Moore, the Circle Foundation is an all encompassing non-profit organization that serves the youth of Chicago in a…
Q&A: Dr. Jinnie Cristerna
byAffectionately known as “The High Achievers Therapist”, Dr. Jinnie Cristerna, LCSW, CHt, is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, Reverend, and RoHun Doctor that works…
The Obama Years
byOnce upon a time, there was a young boy, born to a Kenyan father, Barack Obama, Sr. He came to America to go to…
Support Project Hood For Our Youth This Holiday Season
byI am writing about a remarkable friend. I am asking that during this holiday season you open your heart and pocketbooks to support Project…
Remembering Reggie
byThis holiday season is sentimental for me. This writing is strictly personal. I lost a dear friend last May suddenly. I met Reginald Torian…