Family/Parenting
[ENOUGH] ‘Why Did They Kill My Son?’
For many dads, Fathers Day 2013 was a painful reminder of something that is missing from their lives: murdered children....
For many dads, Fathers Day 2013 was a painful reminder of something that is missing from their lives: murdered children....
I look upon my people today with a great sense of concern and fear. The violence has taken a toll...
Finally, some good news on homicides in Chicago. After a bloody 2012 that drew international attention for soaring gun rates...
“I think it is not going to hit me, until I see him laying in that casket,” says Jesse Purnell...
Members and supporters of the Black Disciple Nation (BD), sometimes referred to as Black Disciples, recently gathered to celebrate the...
It was the middle of my first and only year teaching Special Education at one of the lowest performing public...
The Chicago Board of Education made American history on May 22 when it voted to close 50 public schools. Despite...
In a span of less than 48 hours, Diane Latiker sat in on separate events attended by President Barack Obama and...
28-year old Anthony Sturdivant and 30-year-old Leon Kelsick know the trauma of Chicago’s gun violence problem all too well. Their...
Author and Chicago State University Associate Professor Quraysh Ali Lansana is raising four sons in gun-addled Chicago. All four of...