Ford is honoring Black Business Month by highlighting those within the culinary space and their inspiring contributions to the community.
This month is all about...
WE ARE A MIRACULOUS PEOPLE
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By Kai EL' Zabar
Former Executive Editor
Chicago Defender
I have often found myself saying to various individuals that we are...
On this day 35 years ago, little did Alex Haley know that his groundbreaking dramatic miniseries, “Roots,” which traced his family’s roots, would garner nine Grammy Awards[1] and 36 nominations. The 12-hour miniseries, which premiered in January 1977 and was spread over eight nights, won Emmys for best limited series, directing, and writing with acting awards going to Louis Gossett Jr.,Edward Asner, and Olivia Coel. The three remaining Emmys were awarded for craft categories. The landmark series broke all existing viewer ratings and was a part of television history that forever changed the way we look at ourselves. SEE ALSO: The Fight For A Black Justice In Louisiana[2] The series was based on the 1976 book “Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ” It was a 12-year study of Haley’s heritage dating back to 1750 to the West African village of Juffure and how his family’s saga unfolds over seven generations. The book, which paired fact with fiction, became a No. 1 bestseller overnight. It ...
