It’s a simple fact of life … we need money to survive. And in an economy that’s changing as rapidly as ours, figuring out which career path will keep you out of the red is a little bit harder than
Don’t say I didn’t’ warn you. Before last November’s gubernatorial election, I wrote a piece that questioned whether big business principles translated into effective governance for everyday people. Judging from Bruce Rauner’s first budget proposal, the answer is a resounding
Entrepreneur magazine recently put out a story that listed five tips on how to build a million-dollar company in one year. That’s right. One million in dollars in one year … without winning the lottery. Follow these tips and you
I’m one that’s always been for the underdog. I’ve eschewed personal wealth opportunities to side with those most in need, choosing to utilize my class privilege and access to fight for the ideals of what’s right and what’s fair for
As a shorty, I idolized Michael Jordan. I mean, straight up and down … he was a god to me. I remember being at his camp that he used to have in Chicago’s north suburbs … I had to be
With Black History Month ending and all, I feel like it’s the perfect to reiterate a fact that most of the country, if not most of the world even, seems to forget: Black history is meant to be celebrated 365
So you’ve dug up Goodie MOB’s “Get Rich to This” and you’re working your way to your first couple of million. You’re looking around at all the people who’ve gotten to where you want to go, and you’re thinking to
lol So I was bumming around on the Internet, intentionally that is, looking to add some fuel to my empowerment fire, when I came upon this article on make-me-successful.com. Your guy 50 Cent had shared seven tips for success that
A lot of people talk stuff about Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Some have gone so far as to label him Mayor 1 percent. And I get it. When you look at Emanuel’s $30 million campaign war chest, when you watch his
Tomorrow’s election presents Chicagoans with the opportunity to set the political agenda for the next four years. The men and women elected to office will assume that your vote is an endorsement of their policy positions, and will set about
There are many in the African American community that reject Western ideologies, speak of repatriation, and opine about how and why Black folks need to return to the motherland. Ben Ammi Ben Israel actually did it. In 1967, after receiving
David Peterson, president and executive director of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, is charged with honoring and celebrating the contributions of Blacks to America’s labor movement.
[jwplatform WF3arNK9] Kaye Fox is a multitalented artist whose skill sets continue to evolve with her time in the industry. She became a part of her first group as a teen, noticing early on that she had a penchant for
When in the presence of William “Dock” Walls, especially after having the opportunity to watch him address a crowd, one can’t help but wonder, “Why isn’t this man in elected office?” A Chicago native with a law degree and an
In a perfect world, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia would be the hands-down favorite to win Chicago’s 2015 mayoral election. If Harold Washington could rep a community-based, citywide Black/Brown coalition, then Chuy Garcia could do the same. At the age of 58,
[jwplatform 3HEGV1Yi] There’s a popular mantra that’s been floating around for some time now that “rap minus lies equals hip-hop.” Long before it became the brain shifting, branding mechanism it is today, hip-hop was the voice of the underdog: Black and Brown
Alderman Bob Fioretti’s path to 2015 mayoral candidate is an interesting one to say the least. As a self-described “civil rights attorney,” Fioretti earned a living for himself in the private sector, representing individuals, corporations and government entities, before running
Willie Wilson is a success story that should be admired, repeated and mimicked by anyone seeking to make their way out of no way. At the very least, his is an example of what faith in God, hard work, and
So … as the plot to this Jackie Robinson West scandal thickens, it’s interesting to note that the Evergreen Park team got beat by the Jackie Robinson West team 42 to 3. That’s right. It’s not a misprint. 42 to
What’s right? Jackie Robinson West was the first all-Black team to win the Little League U.S. Championship. They did so at a time when the lives of Black people, young, Black men in particular, were being publicly disrespected and devalued.
