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…
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Q&A: Deyonte’ Weather – From Project Runway to Beyond…
byDeyonte’ Weather was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He was destined to become a fashion designer. Coming from a long line of sewers…
Mayor Eric Adams, Savvy Politician, Ready for NOW!
byI love New York’s new Mayor, Eric Adams, for two simple reasons. First, he is walking and talking the right things. He is saying…
Q&A: Patrick Oden – “Cheezcake” on the Magnificent Mile
byWhen you think of the most decadent cheesecake you have ever tasted, what comes to mind? Rich creamy cream cheese mixture with a graham…
Now Hear These! Our True Concerns Revealed by the Media Maverick, Black Cowboys and, Best of All, August’s Answer…
byWriting in N’DIGO last month, that ‘Maverick Media Maven‘, Hermene Hartman, reported on a Black female journalist who complained that a white editor of…
Broadway on Chicago’s Paradise Square – Theater Review!
byBroadway in Chicago brings one of the most riveting plays of the year to the stage with Paradise Square. From the creators of another…
Race, Revolution, Renaissance, Revelation, or Remedies…
byThe Anthony Page Center defines, Critical race theory (CRT) maintains that race is not biological; instead, it is a social construction used to protect…
Q&A: Mario Smith – “The Mayor of Hyde Park”
bySome might call him a renaissance man, while others affectionately refer to him as “The Mayor of Hyde Park.” Chicago poet, educator, activist, producer,…
McDonald’s Racism
byMcDonald’s is RACIST. Chris Kempczinski, the President and CEO of McDonald’s, showed no remorse, compassion, sympathy, or empathy as he spoke about parenting to…
Q&A – Filmmaker Aizzah Fatima Talks Making Muslim RomCom – ‘American*ish’
byPakistani-American filmmaker and actress, Aizzah Fatima, has managed to do what many before her could not. She turned her intimate stage play, Dirty Paki…
Why I Started a TV Show… Meet N’DIGO STUDIO!!
byThe title of Ralph Ellison’s book was “Invisible Man,” she said of the 1952 novel. “And the question for me was, invisible to whom?”…
Q&A – Mathew Knowles Talks Beyoncé, Racism and Getting Vaxxed!
byMusic Executive, artist manager, entrepreneur, activist, lecturer, author and cancer survivor, Mathew Knowles brought the world multiplatinum selling girl group Destiny’s Child, singer-songwriter Solange,…