As the 6 bus rolls off Lake Shore Drive into the Loop, the kid who got on at 51st and Lake Park lifts his saxophone case and prepares to exit.
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Front Page 10/29/14
Features | Politics Voting to Be Heard As Republicans court the black vote, South Side pastors endorse to send a message by John Gamino Faith Picking Up Peace Fierce Women of Faith advocate nonviolence by Bess Cohen Labor | Oral History Victor Storino, Steelworker, 73 by Harrison Smith “Your clothes sometimes were so greasy that […]
Posted inInterviews, Poetry
The Hip-Hop Poet
Nate Marshall met me in the middle of Hyde Park wearing a t-shirt bearing the names āEmmett, Amadou, Sean, Oscar, Trayvon, Jordan,ā followed by a ā&…ā. The slam poetry star from the far South Side doesnāt soften the tone of his statements on race and violence when heās offstage.
Posted inInterviews
A Conversation with Kimberly Dixon-Mays
Kimberly Dixon-Mays is a poet, playwright, and performer. A Cave Canem and Ragdale fellow, she has published in journals including The Drunken Boat, Torch, Versal, and Reverie, and she released her first poetry collection, SenseMemory, with Blue Pantry Publishers.
Posted inMusic
So Awesome It Blows the Brains Out the Back of Your Head
T.L. Williams was shorter than expected, with an air of barely contained excitement. Perpetually wide-eyed, he looked like he might break out into song at any moment.
Posted inEducation, Kenwood
A Point of Strength
ut when them red lights came on in the recording studio, it was like a bell ringing in a boxing match and I did it.ā
Posted inPolitics
Oberweis vs. Truax
im Oberweis and Doug Truax are facing off in the Illinois GOP Primary for Democrat Dick Durbinās U.S. Senate seat.
Posted inActivism, Features, Politics
Living Wage
When low-wage fast food workers went on strike this past autumn, they didnāt know what to expect. Many of those on strike didnāt match the expectations of outsiders either.