When to Stop the Fight?

I can remember about two months ago talking to Phillip Jackson, as I posed a question to him that I’ve…
11.20.18
Chicagoans You Should Know: Artist and Activist Maxwell Emcays

  Maxwell Emcays is not only an artist, but he is revolutionizing Chicago with his art activism project series titled:…
09.28.18
Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez..

Recuses Herself By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez has asked a judge to…
05.05.16
Afeni Shakur Mother of Tupac Dies At 69

As reported by CNN, Afeni Shakur Davis, the mother of one of hip-hop’s most seminal and iconic figures, has died…
04.20.17
Legendary Civil Rights Activist Grace Lee Boggs Dead At 100

Grace Lee Boggs - a champion for civil rights, labor rights, feminism, and the Black Power movement - has died.
10.06.15
“People Thought We Were Crazy For Continuing To Protest…”

On August 9, 2014, seeing the lifeless body of Michael Brown Jr. laid out in the blistering heat for four…
08.09.15
Choctaw Activist Found Dead In Miss. Jail Cell After Traffic Stop Arrest

Rexdale W. Henry, 53, long-time civil-rights activist and beloved leader in his Choctaw community, was found dead in his cell…
07.26.15
Bell Hooks Talks Beyoncé and ‘Boring’ Nicki Minaj ‘Anaconda’ Video

*Nicki Minaj may have attracted many looks and headlines over the racy video to her song “Anaconda,” but for bell…
10.15.14
Maya Angelou: Activist and Pan Africanist

Greg Carr associate professor and chair of African-American Studies at Howard University, Lisa Page, acting Director of Creative Writing at George Washington…
06.02.14
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