[jwplatform yzqgXJcl] TV basketball analyst and former NBA star, Kenny “The Jet” Smith, was in Chicago last week to help make a donation to the Metropolitan Board of the Chicago Urban League on behalf of Coors Light, to reFRESH community
So … White America … what is it that you don’t get? A Black man was killed in police custody. Thousands of Black people have died in police custody. America has the highest incarceration rates on the planet. They incarcerate more
They say a picture speaks a thousand words. That’s cool and all, but today, I’ll speak my thousand myself. I’ll save you some time if you’re not interested in personal philosophies and how I came to a decision to vote
[jwplatform TDMeabDC] The Obama presidential library could mean hundreds of millions of dollars for the Chicago community. Watch the video to hear Bernita Johnson-Gabriel talk about jobs, tourism, and the celebration of culture associated with the presidential library.
[jwplatform n5eAM3es] Dr. Byron T. Brazier of the Apostolic Church of God explains that Barack Obama is to the millennial generation what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement are to his.
[jwplatform iAm4lBBv] Ghian Foreman and the other Chicagoans who make up Washington Park United are just a few of thousands of voices lobbying President Obama to bring his presidential library home to Chicago. Watch the video for his inside take
[jwplatform Lg0u1cIC] President Barack Obama and his team of advisers are close to deciding where his presidential library will be built. A diverse coalition of Chicagoans are pushing for the president to locate the library on the city’s South Side.
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2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center. The institution, which is committed to preserving, conserving and promoting the legacy and future of African-American art and artists while educating the community on the value of art
When it was first announced that Jesus “Chuy” Garcia was going to be a candidate for mayor of the city of Chicago, many Chicagoans of varying hues and progressive leanings let out a tempered sound of joy. They believed in
Joanie Girl’s Heart provides minority teen girls with life skills through workshops, mentorship, and domestic and international service learning opportunities.
[jwplatform SnIA2bww] Make a list of the most influential cultural and community based Blacks in this country since 1960. Slant your list in a way that gives special attention to the arts and the Black Power movement. Determine that Dr. Haki
[jwplatform AoFgm9VO] K’Valentine has a lot going on upstairs. While she could easily blend in with a group of high school seniors, she’s a grown woman … believe me. She’s a writer not a rapper. It’s something she began doing as
[jwplatform 0DqD14Xo] It’s still going down out here. Young Black people are being killed indiscriminately, by those from within and outside the community. Chicagoans are welcoming the warm weather in the most trepidatious fashion ever. Dr. Amara Enyia shares her
[jwplatform MudLzPqg] Chicago native Angela Christine has figured out how to make reality TV work for her. Her growing beauty and hair care business has been super-charged by her regular appearance on Bravo’s “L.A. Hair.” Check the video for some
[jwplatform wZTKu9tU] The drama of reality TV drives viewership. For “L.A. Hair’s” Angela Christine, the intentional creation of faux storylines has blurred the reality of who she is — a person apart from the television screen. Find out who she really
At what point in time does potential energy become wasted energy and therefore worthy of nobody’s energy at all? That question is one that has perplexed me for some time, both on a personal level and on the community front.
I hear it from my female friends all of the time: “Why y’all men prefer h–s over helpmates?” “Why are men scared of strong, Black women?” “Why do men date women so much younger than them, when you have so
Let’s get one thing clear. The city of Chicago is not one bit intimidated by Rahm Emanuel’s style. In fact, we kinda like it. It speaks to how we see ourselves and how we see our city. We see through
It’s interesting to me to watch the commotion around Iggy Azalea and the reactions from people who don’t understand why she catches so much heat. I mean, it should be pretty obvious that Black people are never, ever OK with
