Mikayla Bartholomew shares backstory of ‘Dear Mama’
Mikayla Bartholomew, star of Dear Mama, which won best short film at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, shares how the project came to be. The
February 28, 2023
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Mikayla Bartholomew, star of Dear Mama, which won best short film at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, shares how the project came to be. The
CurlMix founders Kim and Tim Lewis participated in a panel for rolling out‘s Paperwork Project in Chicago sponsored by U.S. Bank. The panel was hosted
Micae Brown of US Bank hosted the ‘Building a Banking Relationship’ panel featuring Josh Meyers and Mary Mieklthun. The speakers shared insights into how and when
On Feb. 23, 2023 R. Kelly was sentenced to serve one additional year – after completing his 30-year sentence on racketeering – for child pornography
Candace Coleman is the racial justice organizer for Access Living in Illinois. Her work focuses on disabled individuals affected by the justice system. Her passion
AT&T hosted a Black Future Makers celebration as part of their Dream in Black series in Chicago on February 10, 2023. The celebration hosted by
Clarence Carson is the president and CEO of the CCRS group and is currently the interim Chief Operating Officer of the North Lawndale Employment Network.
Playwright Christina Anderson has given the world of theater a masterpiece with her latest work, the ripple, the wave that carried me home. The play
Dorri McWhorter is the president and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. McWhorter has a genuine passion for the welfare of young people that
On Jan. 20, award winning rapper Future and a few of his friends came to the United Center in Chicago with the “Future and Friends
Felicia Davis Blakley is president and CEO of the Chicago Foundation for Women. The Chicago native is passionate about social change and fighting for gender
Sib’s Breakfast Club is where Black entrepreneurs and Black professionals are celebrated. Sibyl and Sylvia Holloway started Sib’s Breakfast Club in 2008 as a day
Step Afrika! is a world-renowned performance group that combines the traditional art of stepping from HBCU fraternities and sororities with modern dance elements and African
Allison Perkins-Caldwell is the CEO and founder of Allison’s Infant & Toddler Centers, University Childcare, Little Feet Big Dreams Learning Academy, and Baby Cakes Learning
Gilbert Allen is the director of clinical services for Shelter Inc. He trains, mentors and coaches aspiring clinicians and entrepreneurs. Allen’s inauspicious beginning did not
Kayce Ataiyero is the chief external affairs officer at the Joyce Foundation, overseeing strategic communications, the journalism program and the community grants fund. She is
Michael T. Harris II currently serves as president of Beverly Bank & Trust Company, overseeing the bank’s business banking, community bank, CRA compliance and consumer
Chicago finds itself at an impasse once again. The mayoral election is right around the corner and the field is flooded with candidates, specifically Black
Rosezena J. Pierce is a trademark attorney based in Chicago and the owner of the R.J. Pierce Law Group. She takes pride in creating a
Troy Pryor’s organization, Creative Cypher, operates as a multiservice creative company in Chicago. He is now in his third year as the co-chair of the
