White Folks’ Diet Affects Climate Change
byWhite people’s eating habits are changing the climate, according to a new report published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology. The study, by local…
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Sugar…and Diabetes – By Siddiqu The Personal Trainer
bySugar addiction is at an all-time high. While the American Heart Association recommends that the average woman eat a maximum of 30 grams of…
Q&A With Author/Educator Caprice Banks – By TJ Armour
byChicago native, now Atlanta resident, Caprice Banks is a high school teacher, college professor, and education consultant who has recently added the title of…
Zora & Langston
byZora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal By Yuval Taylor Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (March 26, 2019) Hardcover: 304 pages,…
Mikki, The Photographer
byThis is graduation time and I want to tell you about my friend Michelle “Mikki” Agins, who is being honored with a Doctorate of…
We Should Stop Saying “People of Color” When We Mean “Black People” – By Joshua Adams
byI understand why people in society use the term “people of color”: it replaces the outdated term “colored people” with one that is more…
“Jenspiration” With Artist Jen Hodo!
byChicago native Jen Hodo is a fashion illustrator, curator, and photographer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. After receiving her B.A. in Fashion Business…
Singer Eva Ruwe Celebrates “A Good Man” – By Clarence Waldron
byBlack men seem to be under siege, but rising Chicago singer Eva Ruwè celebrates the positive side of brothers. In her debut single, Good…
What Would John Johnson Do Today?
byThe iconic Johnson Publishing Company, home to Ebony and Jet magazines, the Ebony Fashion Fair and Fashion Fair Cosmetics, filed for bankruptcy last week,…
The Barbecue Sizzles In Goodman’s “Lottery Day” – By Rick and Brenda McCain
byLottery Day Through April 28 Goodman Theatre, 170 North Dearborn Street. Written by: Ike Holter Directed by: Lili-Anne Brown Running time: 2 hours, 15…
James Meredith’s “Lottery Day”
byJames Vincent Meredith is an award-winning veteran actor who has appeared in a number of hit shows, including Boss, Chicago Med, Empire, Law &…
Slaying The Dragon
byLori Lightfoot slayed the dragon and killed the machine as she becomes the new mayor of the City of Chicago when she is sworn…