Mourning Mindful Media During “Of Color” History Month
byAn Irish classmate of mine at De LaSalle High School once told me that his dad read the newspaper from back-to-front. The old man…
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WNBA Legend Cappie Pondexter Honored At Teen Summit
byA product of John Marshall High School on Chicago’s West Side, Cappie Pondexter has racked up a number of accolades including All-Star appearances, a…
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…
Pierre Clark On Black Star Project Life After Phil Jackson
byPierre Clark is the Editor of The Black Star Project Newsletter, a task he recently undertook after the passing of the organization’s iconic founder…
CASA’s Bonita Carr Advocates For Foster Kids
bySince 1986, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Cook County has been training everyday people to stand up for children who have experienced abuse…
Gately Park Indoor Track and Field Facility: A Long Race Finally Won – By Arthur Ade Amaker
byThe road to building a state-of-the-art $57 million indoor track and field facility on the South Side has been as strenuous as a 100-meter…
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…
“Shut It Down!”
byIt was a beautiful summer morning, a perfect day for a march down the Dan Ryan. Father Michael Pfleger called for a march to…
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…
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…
Tragedy in America-Alton Sterling and Philando Castile killed
byDisturbing cell phone video surfaced of two Louisiana cops killing 37-year-old Alton Sterling while he was selling music outside a Baton Rouge convenience store. An…