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…
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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,…
What Happens to Chicago Media when the Sun-Times and WBEZ Merge?
byThat is the question. The Chicago Sun-Times is on track to merge with WBEZ into a single entity, making it the most significant non-profit…
Been There Done That! – It’s Time for Black Builders to Position for Prosperity!
byIt’s not a matter of IF, but WHEN the Biden Infrastructure Plan – perhaps in reduced form – will become law. At that moment…
Timuel Black Jr. – The Consummate Activist
byTim was the Consummate Activist. The city mourns the passing of Timuel Black Jr. at the age of 102 years. In his own…