ENGLEWOOD PHOENIX RISING – LaTanya and The Youth of Englewood
By Dena Chapman. As the grim reporting of all things COVID-19 continues to saturate our daily news cycle, we could all use some happy news for a change… Enter LaTanya and The Youth of Englewood. [...]
FEARLESS WARRIORS – Dr. Conrad Worrill, Dr. Rev. Dr. Leon Finney, Jr. and Mark Allen
Since the Great Migration of Black southern voices descended on the low-end of Chicago’s Southside, there has been a strong presence of Black leadership. From Civil Rights to Black nationalism, the number of stakeholders contributing [...]
Be Counted Before It’s Too Late
By Marishonta Wilkerson, Director, Illinois Census Office Over these last months, we have felt wounds of heartbreak and anger reopen due to increased exposure of and attention to racial and ethnic injustice. But, the challenges of recent months have led [...]
Covid-19 Accelerates Timeline and Expansion of AAI AeroVerse E-Learning Launch
Written by Lynn Miller. Little did AAI (Avion Aviation Institute) AeroVerse Founder and CEO Tammera Holmes know her plans to develop an Aviation webinar series would become the priority due to the Covid19 challenges and [...]
Educator Kara May: Art In Motion’s Director’s Passion For Arts Education
Throughout the summer, residents in the South Shore community witnessed the transformation Art In Motion (AIM) Charter School campus at 74th Place and East End, catering to students with interest in performing and visual arts. [...]
Kimberly Scott: Staying True to Community at Starbucks
Chicago has become one of the leading markets in the coffee bean business. The king of the coffee world, Starbucks currently operates 184 stores in the Chicagoland area, second to New York City, according to [...]
