Q&A with World Premiere of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s SUGAR HILL: Nutcracker
byDuke Ellington once remarked about Strayhorn: “Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head,…
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Q&A – Karon Hamlet – Founder/Executive Director, Visions Blu Institute
byChicago native Karon Hamlet didn’t know it at the time, but a high school job at a local video store would soon change the…
What’s Hurting Us?
byThis article is/was in response to Ted Cruz’s refusal to respond to a journalist who asked him why these mass shootings happen more in…
Q&A – Thomas Brewer – Owner of Whadda Jerk Restaurant
byAfter learning to cook more extensively for his children, Thomas Brewer discovered he had a natural talent for grilling. So, with encouragement and support…
5 Tips for Beating The Holiday Blues…
byIt’s that of year again, the last days of the holiday season. You made it through Thanksgiving and now it’s Christmas time and New…
Q&A – Anita Wilson – Gospel Music’s “Soul Sister”
byA native of East St. Louis, Illinois, Grammy-nominated singer Anita Wilson, fell in love with music as a child, listening to a mixture of…
Chicago Casinos
byA new industry is embarking on Chicago. Casinos are entering. They will change the Chicago landscape. Money will flow. Top named entertainment will be…
Lessons Learned from Muhammad Ali – The Champ
byLast week, I watched the four-part documentary on Muhammad Ali produced by Ken Burns. I was watching history that I had experienced in real-time,…
Q&A with Tim Russell Vice President at WTTW Launches Muhammad Ali Website
byTim Russell is the Vice President of Community Engagement and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at WTTW. He developed a website as a companion to…
Reparations Revisited
byReparations, that upsetting-to-many relative of affirmative action, has burst onto America’s front pages again, this time with a dateline right here in the Chicago…
