Chicago wordsmith F.Stokes shares a driving sense of purpose in the new video for "Shaka Zulu," a standout track from his recent album Fearless Beauty that was produced by Doomtree member Paper Tiger. Amid a grainy, grimy backdrop that is true to the Windy City, Stokes issues his rallying cr... Read more...
Many of the men in the Fathers, Families and Healthy Communities Demonstration Project have at one time been the type of people they wouldn’t have wanted their own children associating with. But now, on Monday nights, they come to a conference room in the Dawson Technical Institute ... Read more...
Disclaimer: This post has been a long, long, time coming. Many of you will be upset with me for this post. And by many, I mean maybe, 4 or 5 of the 10 people that read my blog I would like to explain my theory of “Educated Negro Syndrome”, or ENS. Now, before you write me off about be... Read more...
A woman in her 60’s was killed the other day. In her neighborhood. She was the mother of nine. Nine children. Her neighbors said she was a pleasant woman who could be found outside sweeping the sidewalk outside of her home. Her son said she was always quoting Bible verses. She was shot in the ... Read more...