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Darcel Rockett

Darcel Rockett is a features/lifestyle reporter for the baiduhai, focusing on narratives for and about populations/communities who need to be heard.

Drema Lee Woldman, president of the newly chartered Chicago Metropolitan chapter of National Coalition of 100 Black Women, at home in Lynwood on Oct. 12, 2020.

Black women defined the 2020 election, and change is coming. Chicago’s Black women leaders are ready to make it happen.

November 9, 2020 at 1:57 p.m.

Our nation is at a critical juncture. We voted for change in the White House at the same time that experts say we're experiencing a second wave of COVID-19. As...

Second City (1616 N. Wells St.) in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020.

Second City at a crossroads: Now is the time for the Chicago comedy powerhouse to reinvent itself

November 6, 2020 at 12:38 p.m.

Once called the Harvard of comedy, Second City is at a crossroads. The company's ownership and leadership teams are in flux after allegations of institutional racism went viral on social...

The Second City comedy theater in Chicago on Oct. 29, 2020. The 60-year-old Second City comedy theater is at a crossroads after allegations of racism leveled on social media in the wake of George Floyd's death prompted some leadership resignations. Meanwhile, the Chicago location has been closed for months because of the coronavirus.

Reinventing Second City: After charges of institutional racism and ongoing leadership changes, how the Chicago comedy powerhouse is trying to move forward

November 6, 2020 at 8:14 a.m.

Once called the Harvard of comedy, Second City is at a crossroads. The company's ownership and leadership teams are in flux after allegations of institutional racism went viral on social...

Second City's "Urban Twist" cast members Aasia Bullock, from left, and Saliha Muttalib rehearse in 2013.

How Second City’s diversity promises are being executed

November 10, 2020 at 6:35 a.m.

Here's a look at some of the diversity and equity objectives Second City announced over the summer and how the Chicago-based comedy company says it is executing these plans. A...

Outgoing co-owner Andrew Alexander sits onstage at Second City in Chicago on Nov. 18, 2009. Alexander announced in June he is divesting from the theater company after racism allegations against Second City went viral on social media.

At Second City, the search for a new owner and executive producer continues

November 6, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

Second City has only changed hands a few times in its 60-year history, and a proposed sale will leave the comedy institution without its "savior." Andrew Alexander announced in June...

TV veteran Suzy Nakamura was born and raised in Chicago, where she also appeared in theatrical and Second City comedy productions.

Second City alumni talk about their experiences, good and bad

November 6, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

We reached out to more than 100 Second City Chicago alumni of color and asked them to reflect on their Second City experience. The following responses represent a portion of...

Gifts for exercising at home

Exercise your options: Shape up your home workout routine with these items

November 2, 2020 at 3:59 p.m.

Just when you found your fitness regimen rhythm without the aid of your local gym, pandemic pounds loom as the holiday eating season nears. No worries. You just have to...

Gifts for working from home

Pants may be optional when working from home. These gifts are not.

November 2, 2020 at 3:56 p.m.

The pandemic is no longer new. Nope. It's more like the elephant in the room that's wearing a mask. If you're working from home, you've more than likely built your...

Eye makeup for the mask-wearing era: The cat eye at Chloe, smokey at Chanel and a splash of color at Batsheva

The eyes have it: Eye makeup that has pop for the mask-wearing era

October 30, 2020 at 3:21 p.m.

After months of social distancing, and covering our lower faces, reality has set in that the top half of your head is now the thing that people are focused on....

Lerone Bennett Jr., then-editor of Ebony magazine, on April 5, 1972.

Flashback: 75 years of Ebony: Magazine was an essential voice for Black America

February 28, 2022 at 6:22 p.m.

Charles Whitaker, dean at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, says Ebony magazine is largely why he became a journalist. When as a young student he had to...