Let’s Have Fairness for CTA’s Dorval Carter
byEnough of Blame-the-Black-Guy for Covid’s Troublesome Aftermath One Black appointed official whom I deeply respect has come under fire – unfairly, in my opinion…
Politics
Surveys Reveals News Media Still Has Work to Do on Black Representation…
byNearly half (48%) of Black American news viewers said that the news media does a poor or average job portraying the Black community, according…
Jonathan Jackson Launches Investigation Re: Governor of Texas
byDear Attorney General Garland and Secretary Mayorkas: Thank you for your service. I write to request that you launch an investigation into the ongoing…
Why The Words “Never Again” Have Far More Meaning To Me Now!
byI understand the words “Never Again” more now than ever. The past four days have been mind-blowing and heart-wrenching. This horrific and heinous attack…
Special Report: Lori Lightfoot & Chicago’s New Factionalism
byA new comprehensive report shows how former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, faced with one of the worst pandemics and economic crises in the city’s history,…
Oral History of Chicago’s Civil Rights Movement…
byRev. Brian E. Smith is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Chicago Theological Seminary and pastor of the North Shore Faith Community Church. He…
Suggestions for Chicago on Migrants
byMigrants are being sent to major cities, New York and Chicago, seemingly for destruction and to exhaust resources. Mayor Eric Adams of New York…
Illinois Cannabis Funding Covers All Criminal Record Expungements
byAt 1:00 p.m. on a Thursday in late May, the courtroom of Associate Judge Lakshmi Jha is about to come to order. The 49-year-old…
Gangsta Trump!
byDonald John Trump, former President of the United States, “Number 45“, will go down in history as the most controversial and dangerous President of…
To God Be The Glory!
byReverend Martin Deppe is one of the founding members of Operation Breadbasket, the economic arm of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference headed by Dr….
America’s New Black Codes…
byBlack Codes and Jim Crow laws were passed at different periods in the Southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power…
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Pivot. . .
byThe Reverend Jesse Jackson announced right before the Rainbow Push 57th Annual Convention that he was going to “pivot.” Meaning that his day-to-day role…