Kelly Fair’s Polished Pebbles Celebrate “Day Of The Girl”
byA passionate advocate for girls, Kelly Fair is a sought after speaker and panelist for mentoring issues and topics that affect young women. In…
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Hugh Hefner, Marketing Genius
byHugh Hefner died at the ripe old age of 91. His body aged, but he didn’t. At best he became dated, but not old….
Q&A With Briahna Gatlin, Head Of Swank PR
byA former journalist for publications such as the Chicago Tribune‘s Red Eye, Source Magazine, XXL Magazine and N’DIGO to name a few, Briahna Gatlin…
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…
Dick Gregory was a Funny Dude
byDick Gregory was a funny dude. Sometimes his humor made you laugh, sometimes it made you cry, sometimes it just made you think. Gregory…
America’s Whiteness in Charlottesville
byIs anyone surprised about what happened at the White Nationalists rally in Charlottesville, Virginia? I’m not. To me, and I suspect most of us,…
Cirque’s Luzia Makes A Spectacle Of Itself
byLuzia, a Cirque du Soleil production When: Through September 3, 2017 Where: United Center at Damen & Adams Streets, Lot K Running Time: 2…
Movie’s Black Actors Give Their Take On Detroit
byEditor’s Note: The official synopsis for Detroit, which is quickly turning into a very controversial movie, reads: “In the summer of 1967, rioting and…
Q&A With Jessica Williams, Makeup Artist, Work Behind The Scenes
byOver the years, makeup artist extraordinaire Jessica Williams has built her personal brand into a powerhouse and become a go to source for Chicago’s…
Who’s The Blonde?
byAtomic Blonde Starring: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Eddie Marsan, Toby Jones, Sofia Boutella Running Time: 1:55 Rating: R (**1/2) From the get,…
Wake Up, Black Community
byThere are two Chicagos, one Black and one White. There are two districts in the city – the White one north and the Black…
Q&A With Barbara Bates
byBarbara Bates is a fashion designer. She is a native Chicagoan and her career started while she was working in an office and women…