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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How Samuel L. Jackson Became his Own Genre
By PAT JORDAN Artice Reprint Before “The Mountaintop” opened on Broadway last fall, there were rumors that this fictional account of Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night before his assassination would present him as a
Read moreSteve Nash Brings his NBA Skills to the Boardroom
By: Kurt Badenhausen The NBA is littered with financial casualties, like Allen Iverson and Antoine Walker, who both blew through more than $110 million in career earnings on gambling, shaky investments and large entourages. Steve
Read moreGrind Corner: Lady Nile
We Highlight The Street Our first Highlight goes to the self proclaimed “Chi-City Goddess of the Hip Hop street grind” Lady Nile. We caught up with Lady Nile on the streets of Chicago pushing her music; grinding
Read moreForgotten Blues Legacy
Visit to Willie Dixon’s Blues Heaven Foundation offers glimpse into History Jarrod Horton Staff Writer If you want a short, straight to the point answer about who Willie Dixon was and what his contribution and
Read moreErnest Withers: The Informant
The long and infamous history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and its attacks upon black Americans in their struggles for human and civil rights are by now well known….. Read More
Read moreActor from the HBO’s “The Wire” to Open Grocery Store in New Orleans
Food has always been important to the portly actor, who first drew national acclaim in the role of Detective Bunk Moreland on another HBO series, “The Wire,”and now plays the trombonist Antoine Batiste on “Treme,” which is filming episodes in New Orleans for broadcast next fall. … Read More
Read moreGeronimo Pratt Remembers Johnnie Cochran
I woke up this morning at 4 am, wide awake. Something led me out of my bed and out the door of my Shamba home here in Tanzania. I walked outside and looked into
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