[jwplatform S2SheM2s] Spike Lee introduces Father Michael Pfleger who is played by actor John Cusack in Chi-Raq. Father Pfleger prays for the movie and people
The Mom Squad celebrated motherhood with their children at the Ringling and Barnum and Baileys Extreme Circus at the United Center in Chicago.The Chicagoland Mom
R&B star Jeremih is finally able to put that pesky DUI case he’d been dealing with since the summer to bed once and for all.
Women of color now account for one in three woman-owned companies in the United States, but many of those businesses struggle to stay afloat during
A video of the execution of Laquan McDonald, 17, will finally be released. According to Chicago Tribune, McDonald was shot on Oct. 20, 2014. The
After 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee and 20-year-old Kaylyn Pryor were senselessly gunned down two hours apart in Chicago, native writer and media personality April Lawson decided
The Silver Room in Hyde Park played host to Hey Brown Girl presented by Aplomb and their most recent event “Let’s hear it for the
The ghetto can be a place of despair and lost hope. Many find themselves trapped in the seemingly endless cycle of poverty and hunger. As we
Gang culture is embedded in the DNA of Chicago. A Google search will provide endless information about this culture. Names like Al Capone paint a
Demoiselle 2 Femme founded by Sherida Morrison and Romanthea Looper was created to address the social and personal problems of adolescent females in the Chicago’s
A special pancake promotion led to fisticuffs at a Denny’s restaurant in Chicago. According to Chicago Tribune, the incident occurred at a Denny’s in the
The name Chiraq just kind of popped out of thin air. No one staked claim to it. Based on statistics as it relates to the
Walk in My Shoes is a journey from turmoil to triumph. The writer, producer and director of this play, Janet E., manages to paint a picture
Many city leaders attended Tyshawn Lee‘s funeral on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Father Pfleger’s church, St. Sabina in Chicago. Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, politicians, Noah Joakim’s organization,
On Monday, the Chicago Police Department held a press conference with the latest information on the murder of 9-year-old Antonio Smith. Like everyone else, I
Community leaders in Chicago joined forces over the weekend to demand justice for Tyshawn Lee’s family. Leaders from Young Leaders Alliance and Black Lives Matters went door to door
Tyshawn Lee’s mother is catching flack for making a questionable decision. According to reports by WLS, the mother of the 9-year-old deceased boy, Karla Lee,
African American professionals came to the Metropolitan Room at the Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, in Chicago to celebrate the tenth anniversary of BlackDoctor.org. BlackDoctor.org is
Chicago police claim that Tyshawn Lee, 9, was executed because of actions by his father, Pierre Stokes. According to the Chicago Tribune, police Superintendent Garry McCarthy
[jwplatform ZZl59Zfo] Terisa Griffin performed her hit single “Tonight’s the Night” from her newest release, Revival of Soul at the Dusable Museum in Chicago. Marqueal Jordan
