Token: A Black Woman Tells Her Truth
byToken is a thought-provoking, one-woman comedy show by humorist-actress Kaye Winks playing its last performance this Friday, June 9 at Second City’s Judy’s Beat…
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Pops
byAs we approach Father’s Day, I remember “POPS.” My friend Wayne Watson lost his father, Wade Hampton Watson, recently. Wayne believes his father was…
10 Traits of Genuine Friendship
byWhen I turned 40, I felt an intense need to evaluate everything and everyone in my life in order to determine what was and…
Q&A With Ron Simons – Actor and Tony Award-winning Producer
byThree-time Tony Award-winning producer and actor Ron Simons is a highly influential Broadway producer who with a long list of credits that including the…
What To Do About Mariano’s?
by“We want to do business where we shop.” “We want to work in our community with major companies.” “We want to be respected.” That’s…
7 WAYS TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE
byBe true to who you are. How stressful is it when you’re trying to fit into someone else’s ideal of you? In my case,…
Q&A With Antoinette Nwandu, Playwright of “Pass Over”
byAntoinette Nwandu is a New York based, award-winning playwright. Inspired in part by the students she encountered as a community college teacher, Nwandu’s latest…
THE THRILL IS GONE… OR IS IT?
byIf you’ve been married or in a relationship for a few years, you may have come to that weird place where you discover that…
Is Chicago A One-Newspaper Town?
byChicago is about to become a one-paper town. This is a trending pattern in major cities, given the digital age. The Chicago Tribune is…
Q&A with Duane Powell, Custodian of the Indie Soul Movement
byIt’s the best kept secret and no secret at all at the same time. When you want to know the latest and greatest happenings…
Questions About Identity
byObjects In The Mirror At: The Goodman Theatre through June 4 Playwright: Charles Smith Director: Chuck Smith (no relation) Starring: Daniel Kyri as Shedrick…
Q&A With Marti Lyons (Director) & Travis Turner (Actor) of “The Mystery of Love and Sex”
byGlencoe based theatre company Writers Theatre continues to celebrate it’s 25th year with a new production entitled “The Mystery of Love and Sex“. Written…