Girls discuss Jay-Z and the power of derogatory words
Over a few days recently, there were rumors that hip-hop mogul Jay-Z— Beyonce's baby's daddy — was going to stop using the B-word (think female dog) in his music. According...
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Girls discuss Jay-Z and the power of derogatory words
Over a few days recently, there were rumors that hip-hop mogul Jay-Z— Beyonce's baby's daddy — was going to stop using the B-word (think female dog) in his music. According...
Welfare issue makes political comeback
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich recently offered to attend an NAACP convention to explain why African-Americans "should demand paychecks instead of food stamps." And he has described President Barack Obama...
South Side woman never thought she’d be on food stamps
On a freezing winter day in 2008, Shani Smith went to a branch office of the Illinois Department of Human Services to apply for food stamps. As she stood outside...
Trice: Timuel Black Jr.’s memorabilia is rare glimpse into black Chicago
In the 1960s, Chicago historian and educator Timuel Black Jr. had a lady friend with a penchant for neatness who gently suggested he throw out some of the bags of...
Trice: Timuel Black Jr.’s memorabilia is rare glimpse into black Chicago
In the 1960s, Chicago historian and educator Timuel Black Jr. had a lady friend with a penchant for neatness who gently suggested he throw out some of the bags of...
Though world stood still, things moving forward in Haiti
This was the email Dr. Evan Lyon sent Jan. 17, 2010, five days after Haiti's devastating earthquake: drove past the main central park in (Port-au-Prince) where at least 50K people...
Though world stood still, things moving forward in Haiti
This was the email Dr. Evan Lyon sent Jan. 17, 2010, five days after Haiti's devastating earthquake: drove past the main central park in (Port-au-Prince) where at least 50K people...
Trice: Obama-inspired quilt exhibit had troubled past
When Jim Smoote II completed his quilt, called "Obama 44," in time for an exhibition that opened in Washington for the 2009 presidential inauguration, he expected that the exhibit —...
Trice: Obama-inspired quilt exhibit had troubled past
When Jim Smoote II completed his quilt, called "Obama 44," in time for an exhibition that opened in Washington for the 2009 presidential inauguration, he expected that the exhibit —...