Case was in Chicago recently to perform at The West Side Music Festival. While he was in town he stopped by V103’s Sprite Lounge to
Dreams are tangible once we are brave enough to take the steps that are necessary to achieve them. Ohio native Brittany Nacole, 23, is pursuing her
The recent Chicago Learnapalooza event brought engaging activities that stimulate the mind to the residents of South Side neighborhoods like Bronzeville. The event was organized by Public
It’s been said many times that nothing beats Chicago in the summer, and The West Side Music Festival of 2015 proved this to be true,
Over five million youth between the ages of 16 and 24 are unemployed in the United States. There are 3.5 million jobs in the US that
Grammy-nominated R&B artist Case wants to revisit a time when artists spoke truth in their music. Known for a string of Platinum and Gold hits
Sheldon Smith, a Chicago native, created The Dovetail Project to help assist young African American men in becoming great fathers. Rolling out spoke to Smith to learn about
Gym shoes, jumpers, kicks, sneakers — whatever you call them — have created a community of “sneakerheads” that has grown tremendously over the past few years. Sneaker
The murder rate seems to rise steadily in Chicago each day as the summer begins to make its exit. According to the Chicago Police Department
Many people consider ’90s R&B as something of a golden age for the genre. Though not given as much fanfare as some of the more
The Bud Billiken parade is the oldest and largest African American parade in the United States. It’s always held on the second Saturday in August,
With films, by, for, and featuring people of color still having a hard time getting the green light from Hollywood, outlets like the upcoming 21st annual
Leia Avery knew early on that she would become an entrepreneur. As a child she made money by creating a carnival in her backyard and
Back in 2002 this London-based duo hit the music scene amid the neo soul explosion with a new sound and genre. Natalie Stewart and Marsha Ambrosius
America was first introduced to Ameena Matthews in the Emmy Award-winning documentary “The Interrupters” in 2011. The film followed three violence interrupters over the course
[jwplatform PfDWo1lG] Rapper Chief Keef has outstanding warrants in Chicago area, so he could not personally appear at a benefit concert this past Sunday. So
Lupe Fiasco’s charitable organization M.U.R.A.L. (Magnifying Urban Realities and Affecting Lives) recently held its second annual IFTAR dinner and think-tank event in Chicago. The event
As temperatures heat up in Chicago, so does the violence. It roils neighborhoods, with youngsters and innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire. Echelon Media Sports and the Chicago Bears have
David Bass, displayed his philanthropic work recently at a pro-football summer camp in Chicago. The NFL player took the initiative to train and mentor several
Grammy-nominated producer Marcos Palacios aka Kosine, one half of the music collabo Da Internz, is reaching out this summer to inner-city youth. The music producer recently hosted
