Racist white fraternity SAE strikes again and gets suspended
What is it with White Greek letter organization Sigma Alpha Epsilon? They garnered attention last month for a racist frat song on a bus and
April 7, 2015
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What is it with White Greek letter organization Sigma Alpha Epsilon? They garnered attention last month for a racist frat song on a bus and
The annual Easter Egg Roll was held on the South Lawn on Monday, April 7, 2015. The annual spring event is open to families across
Choreographer, performer, and dance scholar Vershawn Ward is the founder and executive artistic director of Chicago-based Red Clay Dance Company. Ward holds an MFA in
It was 47 years ago today that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by an assassin’s bullet. Dr. King was in Memphis, Tennessee to
Most visual artists prefer that viewers do not touch their completed works whether on display at a museum, gallery, or studio. Thomas “Detour” Evans, is
Women’s History Month drew to a close, or should we say a crescendo this past week with two special March end-of-the-month events, where women were
Baltimore-based artist Calvin Coleman was one of 21 artists at Delta Sigma Theta’s Chicago alumnae chapter Gallery D’Estee for 2015. This year’s theme was Cultural
Adedayo Laoye was born into the royal family of Oba Adetoyese Laoye, in Ede, Nigeria. Laoye was raised in the Yoruba tradition. He studied at
With spring finally making an appearance, it is the perfect time to review the goals you set at the beginning of the year as well
One major theme that resonates throughout the art of Minnie Watkins is her striking use of black-and-white images. The bold black backgrounds and strategically placed
Patric McCoy, president of Diasporal Rhythms, was recognized for his many years of service as art patron and collector of art from the African diaspora.
It would be great if conflict resolution was a mandatory class offered in high school or college. I’m sure many of us would have sat
The sisters who allow such Black men to be comfortable in their presence are inadvertently empowering such behavior.
Crystle “Clear” Roberson has been living out her dreams of being a filmmaker and a photographer, and the award-winning writer-director looks back and realizes how her creativity helped shape her perspective on life in general.
Ariana Miyamoto, 20, speaks Japanese fluently, was born to a Japanese mother, and reared in Nagasaki but she’s a minority. She’s “hafu,” which means biracial
2015 marks the 75th anniversary of Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center.
My friend Mya Seals has the most interesting perspective on both popular and private culture.
Some of the nastiest, most vile, demeaning people I have encountered on The Good Book (Facebook that is) have been the pro-Blacks.
Last year I taught a class to new students at a community college on how to successfully make it through college. The course covered everything
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
