Archive of Interviews

FIU University Basketball Player Explains the Team’s Protest of Isiah Thomas Firing

By Jeff Eisenberg Article Reprint Stunned by their school’s decision to cut loose Isiah Thomas last Friday afternoon; members of the Florida International basketball team found a clever way to support the fired coach. As

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Beauty of the Month

PROFILE                                                                                                                                           Name:         Sienna Chesters Date of Birth: May 19th, 1992 Height:         6’1” Weight:        167 Hair color:     Dark Dirty Blonde Hair length:   Shoulder Length Eye color:      Hazel Ethnicity:      African-American/British Experience:   1 yr. of Runway & Photo’s

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Ex-NBA guard Sam Cassell rips NCAA for Denying Eligibility to his Son

Jeff Eisenberg Article Reprint Former NBA guard Sam Cassell is furious with the NCAA for rejecting his son’s last-ditch appeal to play college basketball next season. Cassell, now an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards,

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Former Vice Lords Chiefs Now Going a Round for the Kids

By: Rex W. Huppke Article Reprint    Sherryl Moore-Ollie looked out the metal-screened windows of Penn Elementary School’s main office and saw a man in the U-shaped building’s courtyard holding what appeared to be a beanbag.

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Basketball Star may Put his Mormon Faith before the NBA

By Manya A. Brachear Article Reprint Jabari Parker, the Simeon Career Academy junior named 2011-12 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball of Illinois earlier this year, reveals to Sports Illustrated

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Harry Belafonte on Capitalism, Media Moguls, & His Disappointment with Jay-Z and Beyonce

By: Alexandra Zawia Article Reprint At the Locarno Film Festival to pick up the Golden Leopard Honor Award, the singer and actor also talks about his fears of a Fourth Reich and why Mitt Romney

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Grind Corner: Que Billah

We             Highlight        The               Street   Our Highlight this month goes to QUE BILLAH.  Representing the west side of Chicago; “QB” has toured with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop. We caught up with him for a

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Someone you Should Know

 Highlighting the Accomplishments of our Community!   I am Dr. Kimberly Johnson; “Doc KJ”.  I was born and raised in Chicago and lived on multiple sides of town.      Graduated from DuSable High School on the

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