Posts Tagged ‘truth’
Terrence Howard is quitting acting after ‘Empire’ in favor of ‘truth’ (video)
Terrence Howard fans had better enjoy the final season of “Empire” because that’s the last time you will ever see him on the big or small screen. Howard said with a calm certainty during an interview that he is giving up the acting game at age 50. In addition to “Empire,” Howard has starred in…
Read MoreEntrepreneur Peytyn Willborn talks opening her Italian restaurant, Truth, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood
Raised in Chicago’s notorious Altgeld Gardens housing project, Peytyn Willborn discovered early on that nothing would be given to her and that she’d have to go out and get it if she wanted it. Becoming the “school stylist” to her classmates while in high school, Peytyn soon learned the beauty business from the bottom to the…
Read MoreMusic Builds Community’s unforgettable night of at Chicago’s Velvet Lounge
Chicago hot spot The Velvet Lounge was the place to be as emerging label TwoGuard Music Group teamed with the ongoing Music Builds Community series to provide an unforgettable night of entertainment for music lovers across the city. Hosted by Tim Jackson and the Just N Case band, the night featured performances by the talented roster of…
Read MoreChicago entrepreneur Peytyn Willborn kicks off ‘Future Moguls’ campaign
Entrepreneur Peytyn Willborn recently visited her alma mater, Chicago’s Simeon Career Academy, to kick off an innovative initiative to give back to the youth of the city she loves. Designed to educate and provide resources for Chicago’s inner-city youth interested in entrepreneurship, Willborn’s “Future Moguls” campaign will call for her to speak at various schools around the city for the remainder of the…
Read MoreWhy Dr. King was killed, part 1
It was Aug. 31, 1967, in Chicago, during the opening of the National Conference on New Politics. The conference was a diverse cultural and political gathering that included White leftists and Black Militants, all convened by the idea of enhancing the “reform” movement that had begun to sweep the nation. The Vietnam War was in…
Read MoreJanet Jackson to Executive Produce Transgender Documentary
Janet Jackson has been gracing the big screen for years, but now the superstar is jumping behind the scenes and shedding light on an oft-neglected community as reports reveal that Jackson is set to executive produce an upcoming documentary that will help “stop the hate and find understanding” toward transgender people. According to the Advocate,…
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