Now What? Time to Resist the Supreme Court’s Attack on Affirmative Action…
byThis decision is wacky. For reasons more political than judicial, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Harvard and the U. of North Carolina…
Race
American-ism
byAmerica is a country divided: one white America and one Black America. Minorities follow the Black path. Mr. Obama said In his presidential propelling…
Q&A – How Should We Celebrate Juneteenth?
by“What to a slave is the Fourth of July?“ Frederick Douglas In 2021 President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into…
Where Do We Go from Here?
byShe took charge and calmed the situation. So it is often what Black women do with little to no preparation. Yet, she stepped into…
We Should Celebrate “Black History Month” Everyday
byFebruary marks Black History Month, a tradition that started in the Jim Crow era and was officially recognized in 1976 as part of the…
What Do Black Men Do?
byThe murder of Tyre Nichols is so horrific. It is hard to watch and write about. It causes pause. Black men should not be…
Where Did the Dream Go?
by“You can kill the dreamer, but you can’t kill the dream.” “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that…
Warnock Wins the State of King
byThe senatorial election of 2022 in Georgia between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock will be studied by analysts, pundits, and politicos for years to…
The Thoughts of a White College Sophomore
byRecently the Chicago City Wire reported that the University of Chicago added to their curriculum a class titled “The Problem of Whiteness” CRES (Critical…
Q&A – with Karen Freeman-Wilson, President & CEO Chicago Urban League
byThe Honorable Karen Freeman-Wilson began serving as president and CEO of the Chicago Urban League in January 2020. She brings a passion for equity…
The Photography of Blackness…
byMayor Lori Lightfoot recently called out the Darren Baily Campaign on the commercials they used, where through the power of graphics editing programs like…
Does Anyone Really Care About African-American Boys and Men?
byOver two and a half years ago, in the article “African-American Boys and Men in America Are Killing Themselves and No One Seems to…