Presidential Politics 2020: Biden For The Win
byPolitics is an uncertain game. Never before is the case so evident as today. Contemporary politics consists of money, popularity and media, not necessarily…
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Appellate Court Justice Cynthia Cobbs Seeks Illinois Supreme Court
byAppellate Court Justice Cynthia Cobbs is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17 running for election for the 1st District Judge…
The Riveting Uncomfortable Truth of “Kill Move Paradise”
byIn response to the growing epidemic of police shootings of Black people, Timeline Theatre presents a story that is bold and conceptual and demands…
Chi Journalist Kyra Kyles Now CEO Of YR Media In Cali
byKyra Kyles, a former prominent Chicago journalist and media executive, has moved to Oakland, California to become the CEO of YR Media, a non-profit…
Bloomberg And The Black Press
byIn every presidential election it is said that this could be the most important election of your lifetime as you are urged to vote….
Theatre Legend Ron OJ Parson Directs “Stick Fly”
byOne of Chicago’s finest directors, theater legend Ron OJ Parson, is currently directing playwright Lydia R. Diamond’s play Stick Fly, which runs through March…
WDB Legacy Awards Gala Honors Black Entrepreneurship – By The Black Foodies
byWe’re in the middle of February 2020 and one of the crown jewel events of Black History Month in Chicago is coming up soon….
Don’t Call Me “Person Of Color”!
byWe’re approaching the end of Black History Month, not “People of Color Month”. We celebrate, recall and remember the good deeds, the historicalness of…
On Q With the Folks Behind “Sophisticated Ladies”
byPorchlight Music Theatre’s production of Sophisticated Ladies will make your heart sing. The swing music of Duke Ellington makes great theater. One music critic…
Living My N.O.W. Life! – By Rick McCain
byMy wife loves getting together with her extended family so they can reminisce about things that happened in the past. She loves going to…
What Is Love? – by Rick McCain
byValentine’s Day is here, and the love of Cupid’s arrows will rack up billions of dollars for the commercial industry. In 2019, $20.7 billion…
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…