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By Erica Watson IG @EricaFayeWatson These six Chicagoans are making power moves behind the scenes as they climb the ladder to success in Hollywood. We asked them how growing up in Chicago prepared them to [...]
Congratulations to Lori Lightfoot who is making history as Chicago’s first Black woman and first openly gay mayor! Change is a constant force in life and we are witnessing rapid changes all around us. In [...]
By Deja Harrell Founded in 1911 on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated established itself as one of the nine Black Greek Letter Organizations in the United States. Eight years [...]
By Deja Harrell In mid-June, six lucky students from Leo Catholic High School will travel across the sea to spend a couple of weeks in Ghana, West Africa. “I thought it would be a unique [...]
Advertorial Community activist and Urban Translator, Wallace 'Gator' Bradley have become a long-time connector in political circles throughout Chicago. As an advocate for anti-violence prevention, Bradley is known for his art of persuasion and 'down-to-earth' [...]
By Deja Harrell There aren’t many Italian restaurants in Bronzeville, why’d you choose that as Truth’s staple cuisine? Bronzeville was becoming an extremely diverse community. When you look around you see a lot of chicken [...]
Reviewed by Prizgar Gonzales In this Twitterized world, where 21st Century humans relish in the fleetingness of 280 characters I pondered on how and why, humans, the highest form of creation, are reduced to such [...]
By Prizgar Gonzales They came from everywhere, the rich, the famous, the not so rich, and not so famous. Celebrity after celebrity greeted him as he sat on the floor close to the door, hands [...]
Reviewed by Prizgar Gonzales The Facts of Nutrition, written by Professor Hilton Hotema, is a hard-hitting, take no prisoners exposé of what true vitality really means. It is without question the most important book on [...]
By Erica Watson @ericafayewatson Chicago is arguably one of the most beautiful and culturally diverse cities in the world. Although it is celebrated for everything from its architecture to cuisine, the one thing that truly [...]
By Jada Russell There are two perspectives in which you can look at small business. On one end, small business growth is on the rise and they are the #1 job creators in America. Even [...]
By Gina B. If you happen to see Dawn and Wilbur Milhouse in a social setting, you will witness a couple in their element. Wilbur will be calmly sipping a signature cocktail, confidently admiring his [...]
Two of Chicago’s Top Chefs team up for an Authentic New Orleans Experience: Chef Julius Russell and Chef Brian Jupiter come together for The Mardi Gras Pop-Up By Jada Russell Ahead of the national “pop-up” [...]
By Chelsea Harvey We have had a mild beginning to winter, now it seems winter has decided to ‘show up and show out.’ Brrrrrrrr, being a Chicagoan, I have not let it stop me—that is [...]
By Dani Jackson | Contributing Writer I attended Sundance for the first time in 2017 but I didn’t feel compelled to venture beyond the amazing panels curated at The Black House that included big names [...]
By Gina B. | Contributing Writer It’s hard to have a conversation about legendary journalists without remembering Ethel Payne. Born on the South Side of Chicago in 1911, Payne was known as the First [...]
