A month into the fellowship…
It’s the midway point of the semester–and all the classes that I culled together for my schedule are gelling nicely. I had
First week of classes…
Couldn’t resist going home for the holiday. Because, well, my mom’s barbecue and potato salad. And family. ‘Nuff said. We celebrated Zella’s
The fun doesn’t stop…
My Fitbit registered over 15,000 steps on Sunday, thanks to a one-on-one tour with the likes of Boston University’s Wendy Swart Grossman
The newness of Nieman…
And so it begins… All the prep, anticipation and send-offs have culminated to the first day of the Nieman Fellowship at Harvard.
Meet Morgan Malone, a 29-year-old engaging Bronzeville with innovation and cultural economic development
Keeping up with economic development wunderkind Morgan Malone is an exercise in pacing. She’s spearheading the Bronzeville Lakefront project for Farpoint Development,
When strength, resilience and #BlackGirlMagic is a burden
When Lincoln University administrator Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey took her own life last month, the news broke the internet, a family friend said
‘Ask Amy’ says goodbye, making way for new advice columnist, R. Eric Thomas
Don’t get it twisted. Longtime syndicated Tribune advice columnist Amy Dickinson is not retiring. She’s leaving “Ask Amy,” the writing gig that she’s had
MacArthur grant recipient Amanda Williams’ latest public work looks at the history of redlining through 100,000 red tulips.
By spring, the intersection of 53rd Street and Prairie Avenue will be awash in a sea of red tulips — 6 acres
Chicago civil rights legend Jesse Jackson turns 80 this week. Odds are he’s going to celebrate it by putting in work. Here’s a look back at his legacy.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson came into the world on Oct. 8, the anniversary date of the Great Chicago Fire, an event that
Hair relaxers have been linked to cancer among Black women, litigation says. ‘Nobody cares except us.’
LaTonya Shuler, 50, of Indianapolis, had planned to have children. But at age 32, she was diagnosed with uterine cancer. After six
