What Happened In 2019
bySo here we are in a new year, a new decade, 2020. A retrospective on year 2019 is in order. 1. Politics has been…
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Remembering Reverend Dr. Clay Evans
byRev. Clay Evans was quite a guy. The founder of Fellowship Baptist Church, located at 4543 South Princeton Avenue, passed quietly at his home…
Who Won The Teachers Strike?
bySo, who won the battle? The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) supported Toni Preckwinkle in the 2018 mayoral election. Preckwinkle lost and that means the…
Joan Johnson: An Admirable Woman
byJoan Johnson was quite a lady. Chaka and Whitney might have really been singing her life as they sang I’m Every Woman. A hard…
The Saga Of Dr. Leon Finney Jr.
byThe Chicago Sun-Times wrote a series of articles about the Rev. Dr. Leon Finney Jr. beginning September 6, 2019, revealing court bankruptcy proceedings on…
Tips On How To Share Your History
byThe National Museum of African-American History is in Chicago looking for stuff from your attic and your basement; they’re looking for history. They are…
Supt. Johnson Not To Blame For Chicago Crime
byCrime in Chicago is a problem. We have one of the highest crime rates in the country. No neighborhood is safe and sound. Crime…
The 1619 Project
byThe August 18th issue of the New York Times Magazine dedicates itself to slavery with The 1619 Project, featuring profound, investigative reporting style articles…
Mood N’DIGO – Putting Our Paper To Bed
byOne day Julieanna Richardson, who created the HistoryMakers, called me and asked what was I doing with my almost 30 years worth of N’DIGO…
The Mysterious Jeffey Epstein Saga
byJeffery Epstein, the wealthy pedophile, allegedly killed himself in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York over the weekend. He was being held without…
Getting Older
byThis is a funny column that is real. My 98-year-old mother tells me that getting older is a treat…given the alternative. So here are…
Trump, The Crudest President
byWhat do you say about Donald Trump? He is the crudest president this country has ever seen. And yet, he is teflon; no matter…