Roots (Community) Archives

Meals on Wheels Chicago Launches Feed a Neighbor Fund as Demand for Senior Meals Surges

Site Editor - July 29, 2026

As rising costs and limited funding force difficult program cuts across the city, Meals on Wheels Chicago (MoWC) today announced the launch of the...

When Medicaid Funding Is Cut, Our Communities Pay the Price

Site Editor - February 24, 2026

By Donald Dew and Patrick Dombrowski The healthcare safety net on Chicago’s West Side is not a backup plan. It is a lifeline for communities...

Why Grief Is Spiritual Healing for Black Women

Miss AJ Williams - January 30, 2026

Grief is often described as a wave, a fog, a storm you hope will pass. But for Black people, especially Black women, grief is...

Commissioner McCaskill Builds Momentum for Re-Election with Proven Results

Site Editor - October 28, 2025

Dr. Kisha McCaskill - Cook County Commissioner of the 5th District- has coalesced a well-rounded support base of residents, elected officials, Clergy leaders, and business leaders...

Community Voices: Murder in America and the Need to Disagree Better

Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor - September 26, 2025

By Hon. Scott Benson, Detroit City Councilmember If the last couple of weeks has taught us anything it’s that we need to learn to disagree...

Community Voices: Murder in America and the Need to Disagree Better

Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor - September 25, 2025

By Hon. Scott Benson, Detroit City Councilmember If the last couple of weeks has taught us anything it’s that we need to learn to disagree...

Matters of Life and Death: The Power Is In Your Hands

Site Editor - July 25, 2025

By Jehan Gibson-Crump A common misconception is that estate planning only applies to death. This could not be further from the truth. A proper estate...

Michigan Chronicle Sales Leader Leonard Corbin Dies at Age 64

Jeremy Allen, Executive Editor - January 21, 2025

Leonard Corbin was a man of a thousand stories, but few words. It didn’t matter whether it was about iconic Detroit high school athletes...

Brown v. Board of Education and the Supreme Court’s Landmark Decision 70 years ago

Donald James - May 13, 2024

Since the inception of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1789, few rulings by the highest Court in the land have significantly...

‘Straight Words’: 4 Differences Between Trump and Cousin Ray Ray in Court

Contributing Writer - May 8, 2024

By Naba’a Muhammad, Contributing Columnist The judge in the Trump hush-money case in New York, which revolves around charges the GOP boss paid off a...