Why Juneteenth? – By Delmarie Cobb
byEvery so often I go looking through my files for an old article to see if it’s still relevant. The following column appeared in…
Perspectives
We Should Stop Saying “People of Color” When We Mean “Black People” – By Joshua Adams
byI understand why people in society use the term “people of color”: it replaces the outdated term “colored people” with one that is more…
Another Attack On Affirmative Action – by Paul King, Jr.
byA group representing Asian-American students has filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University, claiming that the school’s admission process that considers an applicant’s racial…
White Space? by Paul King Jr.
byThere are some scholars whose prescience defies belief and imagination. Elijah Anderson, the Yale University sociologist, is such a scholar. In 2015, he wrote…
Time For A New Voter Education Project – by Paul King Jr.
byBy Paul King Jr. Terrence Crutcher, Philando Castile, Samuel DuBose …. The list of Black people killed by police in the past continues to…
End Plantation Politics In The Black Community
byChicago politics is always dynamic and in Chicago proper, it is always Democratic. What would Chicago do if a Republican ran for mayor and…
Governor’s Candidates Must Address Black Concerns: by Paul King
byThe elections of 2018 are significant in many ways. Nationally, the congressional races will be a referendum on the chaotic first year of what’s-his-name,…
The New Wealthy Politicians
byPolitics is a strange animal and perhaps a necessary evil that keeps on coming. Politics is the art of doing, sometimes obvious and sometimes…
The Snowman Makes Less Than No Sense
byThe Snowman Starring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, J.K. Simmons, Val Kilmer, Chloe Sevigny Directed By: Thomas Alfredson Running Time: 1 hour, 59…
Book Teaches Drivers Police Interaction Best Practices
byIn a new book titled The STOP: Improving Police and Community Relations, author Dwayne Bryant teaches young drivers how to interact with police during…
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….
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…