Dawn Turner Trice

My 12-year-old daughter's school district was scheduled to begin observing the new state-mandated moment of silence on Monday. I can think of many instances in which a moment of silence...

My 12-year-old daughter's school district was scheduled to begin observing the new state-mandated moment of silence on Monday. I can think of many instances in which a moment of silence...

During moments of reflection, many of us comb through our lives with questions of "what if?" But few of us have the type of "what ifs" that my childhood friend...

Inside the prison's visitor's center, she waits for me. Though I'm about 30 feet away and haven't yet crossed the sally port, I can see her through the window sitting...

The women in the news lately who have come up missing have come from Chicago, Plainfield, Aurora, Chicago Heights and now Bolingbrook. They are white, African-American, Hispanic. Some have been...

Residents of crime-ridden communities have long had to balance their need for the police with their fear of the police -- a fear born of law enforcement officers acting way...

For three years, the man considered America's favorite dad has been traveling the country dispensing his tough brand of medicine to a segment of the African-American community in need of...

I hate to say this but it's true: I am about five months behind on having my mammogram this year. I have my doctor's order tacked on the calendar in...