Editor's Take Archives

Lessons from 2020…In Your Own Words.

Danielle Sanders - January 2, 2021

2020 was a year that forced many of us to go within. With the world as we knew it changing before our eyes, many...

Editor - May 15, 2018

If Howard Shultz wasn’t the founder of Starbucks, he would have been one of the boycott protesters with us. He said he was “embarrassed”...

How Will Justice be Served with Justine?

Chicago Defender Executive Editor - July 26, 2017

We all agree Justine Damond did not deserve to die. Neither did Philando Castile. Police officers killed both in the Minneapolis metro area. But will the outcome be the same?

Editor's Take: Budget, No Bust!

Chicago Defender Executive Editor - July 17, 2017

Relief. Finally, enough lawmakers got over their partisan bickering to have a little compassion for those who are most hurt by the previous ongoing...

Bye, Chicago

Chicago Defender Executive Editor - June 29, 2017

We’ve had a few articles in the Defender about Blacks leaving the city for affordable housing or just a better life in the ’burbs....

Social Media Reacts: Philando Castile Cop Acquitted

Chicago Defender Executive Editor - June 16, 2017

Really? Again? Feeling some kind of way about this craziness, I jumped on social media to connect with others sharing my absolute disbelief and...

Ex-Cons: Changing Their Lives and My Perspective

Chicago Defender Executive Editor - May 31, 2017

This past weekend, I was watching a young man, not even 30, get sentenced to life plus 45 years on MSNBC’s reality TV show...

Shari Noland: Why Ramona’s Story Needs to Be Heard

Chicago Defender Executive Editor - May 23, 2017

I can’t imagine what it must be like to be born one gender but feel like you are another gender inside. Being bold enough...

Editor's Take: May 10-16, 2017 Issue

Chicago Defender Executive Editor - May 9, 2017

Heads up on the May 10th issue and what the Chicago Defender is focused on this week!

The Black Caregiver Crisis

Chicago Defender Executive Editor - April 28, 2017

In 2012, Sharon Canady’s mom broke her vertebrae when she rolled off the couch in her sleep one night. Her bones were brittle from...