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….
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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…
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 —…
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…
VIVA Herb Kent, The Cool Gent, Dies at 88.
byHerb Kent was the Cool Gent. That was his title but it was also his life. He was the ultimate deejay and has died…