If we want to do our best, we need to be our best on our jobs. And that mean training. So, here are two workshops – sponsored by the Chicago Headline Club – next week that you don’t want to miss. 1. On Tuesday, Jan. 24th there will be a workshop looking at the latest [...]
Written by Stephen on January 19, 2012
I was so impressed to watch my children gently, ever gently, patiently, without judgment or consternation, lean over the kitchen table with soft #2B pencils pouring over the music scores with my father. The girls explained to him that in spirituals, a lot of the songs are coded instructions on how to escape to freedom, for example, in “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” the drinking gourd refers to the Big Dipper and the North Star; in other songs, the River Jordan represents the Ohio River, the last river to cross before reaching freedom in Canada; and Canaan means Canada because once slaves made it to Canada, they could not be sent back, as they could from the northern states.
Written by frances on January 19, 2012
Until I received this infusion of my favorite rice, I simply did not have the heart to write aboutJapanese New Year or Oshogatsu. I discretely tried to get myself invited to the Aramakis’ here in town, but they are going to the Shimouras’. All I could think was how much I missed making the rounds with my parents to all their Japanese-American friends’ homes to visit and to eat our way into the new year.
Written by frances on November 17, 2011
This is the way it went. The momentum just kept building. First they talked about what the black news media does in Chicago and what you need to do if you want to get your story told. Then they talked about what’s news and what matters and then the hands went up in the room [...]
Written by Stephen on November 9, 2011
You don’t need to hide behind bushes for months to tell a truth that you have come upon, a truth you know your community cares about. That’s why it’s important to figure out how to do the kind of reporting that shows you are your community’s voice. So, here’s a gathering worth attending, if not [...]
Written by Stephen on May 2, 2011
WVON’S McAllister brings a different message By Ivana Hester A new and different voice at WVON, Lenny McAllister is convinced he is changing talk radio for the better. McAllister’s goal is to focus on the issues and talk about things people want to talk about as well as things that need to be addressed. But [...]
Written by Stephen on April 26, 2011
Martin Luther King Jr. was working with garbage workers in Memphis when he was killed and come Monday, April 4, organizations that speak for the nation’s unions, faith groups and civil rights organizations will hold rallies to mark his work in light of today’s struggles facing workers and persons of color. “He was killed trying [...]
Written by Stephen on March 29, 2011
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