Support Project Hood For Our Youth This Holiday Season
byI am writing about a remarkable friend. I am asking that during this holiday season you open your heart and pocketbooks to support Project…
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Q&A with Demetria “Mia” Cotter, The Fabulous Purge Project
byMulti-talented business professional Demetria “Mia” Cotter has over a dozen years of experience working closely with some of Chicago’s most prestigious, top-tier global and…
EYE ON CHI: Diamonds Sports Bar & Grill
byEYE ON CHI interviews Princess Lomax owner of Diamonds Sports Bar and Grill. Born out of our love of great drinks and good music,…
Remembering Reggie
byThis holiday season is sentimental for me. This writing is strictly personal. I lost a dear friend last May suddenly. I met Reginald Torian…
Tonika Johnson Photography
byTonika Johnson is a photographer from the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. She received her BA in Journalism & Photography from Columbia College…
Q&A with Maudlyne Ihejirika: Escape From Nigeria
byYou have written a book, Escape From Nigeria, with your mother. What has that experience been like? It has taken me 17 years —…
White Anger’s Cowardly Revenge
by“That the electorate has, in its plurality, decided to live in Trump’s world of vanity, hate, arrogance, untruth, and recklessness, his disdain for democratic…
EYE ON CHI: Englewood Art Fair Featured Artist Tonika Johnson
byThe Englewood Art Fair will celebrate the artisans and craftspeople of Englewood from 12pm-5pm at Hamilton Park Cultural Center. Come experience Live Jazz Music,…
Q And A: Raynie Jackson, Owner of Headrest Barbershop
byChicago based entrepreneur Raynie Jackson is the epitome of the classic ‘making something from nothing by pulling yourself up by the boot straps’ story….
Open Letter To The Black Community
byDear All, we are in trouble. Out of control. Our children are killing each other. There are two major sources of crime afflicting Black…
Q And A: Howard Sandifer
byA soulful symphony can be heard on the West Side of Chicago. And Howard Sandifer is conducting it. Thanks to Sandifer, the founder of…
Who Won The 2016 Presidential Election?
byThe presidential election of 2016 is historic and will be studied for years to come. Who won? Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate, won the…