Category: Perspective
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Local Media Relevance – Economic Development for Black America ( a series: part 2)
The value of media in reinvesting in communities that have struggled through disinvestment Former President Obama mentioned in his interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN that a part of the legacy building has to include investing in local media. As you all may assume, hearing this was like music to my ears. I believe strongly…
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Obama Presidential Center (OPC)
In the summer of 2020, when I drove through Jackson Park, just like every other part of Chicago, it was destitute with an air of sadness. No cookouts, no snow cone vendors or motorcycle groups, no families heading to the lakefront close by and most regretfully, no preparations for summer picnics or gatherings like the…
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Economic Development for Black America (A series of articles – 1)
We are hearing so much about the Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre that occurred May 31 – June 1, 1921. It’s been 100 years since it happened and so many people are raising awareness about the atrocity at the hands of a White American mob/White supremacists group. The White mob attacked residents, homes, and businesses in…
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Bye Don – Sigh of Relief for Victims of Narcissists
I personally know the feelings of isolation that comes with not giving a narcissist their way. With one of the most important relationships of my life, the father of my youngest child, I found myself digging deep into studying human behaviors because I knew that how I was being treated did not feel right. A…