Hugh Hefner, Marketing Genius
byHugh Hefner died at the ripe old age of 91. His body aged, but he didn’t. At best he became dated, but not old….
Perspectives
Why This Black Woman Will Always Remain Woke
byWhen you come from a family of innovators, educators and visionaries. When your triple great grandfather taught Booker T. Washington his ABC’s and touched…
America’s Whiteness in Charlottesville
byIs anyone surprised about what happened at the White Nationalists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia? I’m not. To me, and I suspect most of us,…
Wake Up, Black Community
byThere are two Chicagos, one Black and one White. There are two districts in the city – the White one north and the Black…
Girls, Trippin!
byGirls Trip Starring: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter, Kate Walsh Director: Malcolm Lee Producer: Will Packer…
PUSH Forum For Democratic Governor Hopefuls
byThe Rainbow/PUSH Convention just hosted a forum for potential candidates looking to become the Democratic governor of Illinois in 2018. It was an opportunity…
Pass Over’s Controversial Review
byPass Over is a play about two young African-American men on the corner talking jive about their lives. It is a riff on the…
Foxx News Should Trump Trump
byLet’s stop wasting our valuable time following the Comey Comedy, the Donald Drama, and the Carson Cartoons. These Parodies-on-the-Potomac will grind on and on…
The Sad Saga of Mr. Bill Cosby
byIt is hard to watch Bill Cosby, America’s Dad, stand trail for his sexual misdeeds. We know his claim to fame to be Dr….
A New High School In Englewood
byChicago’s public schools are in a constant dither. Public education seems to be a never-ending socio-economic problem in Chicago, though education is such a…
What To Do About Mariano’s?
by“We want to do business where we shop.” “We want to work in our community with major companies.” “We want to be respected.” That’s…
Is Chicago A One-Newspaper Town?
byChicago is about to become a one-paper town. This is a trending pattern in major cities, given the digital age. The Chicago Tribune is…