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Maintaining Discipline: DJ Heather
There are some people that can multi-task and there are some that are focused on one task at a time. The music business can be cruel and...
Jan 7, 20215 min read


Jonathan McReynolds: Fresh Faces in Faith
Jonathan McReynolds is on a roll with the energy of a Duracell bunny. His tenacity and vision is unique, bringing a refreshing and...
Jan 7, 20213 min read


Jody Watley: New Tour, New Music, New Shalamar
If you grew up in the era of cultural identity, sexual exploration, political uprise and post-Vietnam—most likely you're either a baby of...
Jan 7, 20215 min read


Nikki Giovanni:
Words are powerful. They hold meaning when they are written — they make impact when they are spoken. The strength of our words, when...
Dec 7, 20205 min read


Sir the Baptist: Bronzeville’s Bad Boy of Gospel
Bronzeville runs through the veins of Sir the Baptist—a preacher’s kid that has deep roots in the church and grounded in music. William...
Dec 7, 20204 min read


The World of Chance the Rapper
When we think about the changes that have taken affect over the last decade in the music business—we go back to the impact of technology....
Dec 7, 20208 min read


Q and A With Loretta Devine: Strong As Ever
The long and illustrious career of Loretta Devine continues to ride the wave as she keeps her plate full of interesting and enlightening...
Dec 7, 20205 min read


Jay Ellis: Not All That “Insecure”
Since HBO’s premiere of Issa Rae’s network series, “Insecure” hit the airwaves, the breakout hit has catapulted the show’s stars to...
Dec 7, 20204 min read
The HistoryMakers and Chicago Public Library Announce Free Access to Nation’s Largest Black Archives
Since 1999, The HistoryMakers has been recording African American oral histories to refashion a more inclusive record of American...
Dec 7, 20203 min read


"Hamilton" Connects With 1,900 CPS Students and Teachers
Last week, close to 1,900 students and teachers from 30 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) attended the matinee performance of the musical of...
Dec 7, 20203 min read


Deborah Cox: Lighting Up Broadway
The music business can be a funny one as many talented and gifted singers fight for a chance to be discovered or carve a place of...
Dec 7, 20205 min read


Art Sims: A Real Survivor
For the last two years, Chicago radio listeners have had the pleasure of tuning in to Art ‘Chat Daddy’ Sims on WVON 1390 AM. The host of...
Dec 7, 20204 min read
Chicago Area High School Receives A New Sound Lab
Some lucky high school students at Curie Metro High School’s music program were given a treat by the folks from adidas Originals last...
Dec 6, 20202 min read
Words of Wisdom: The Women of Bad Boy Entertainment
It takes a strong man to recognize the assets of skills that a woman brings to the table for their business. For decades, the music...
Dec 6, 20203 min read


Kelly Price: A New Chapter of Renewal
We had a chance to catch up with Grammy-nominated artist, Kelly Price who has built a stellar career for over two decades with several...
Dec 6, 20203 min read


Songwriter and Producer Rico Love Shares Jewels of Wisdom in Chicago With Aspiring Artists
During a recent stop in Chicago, songwriter/singer Rico Love was the featured guest on the Music Choice Sound Check Sessions tour and...
Dec 6, 20204 min read

Q&A With Nzingha Stewart: Changing the Face of Filmmaking
NAACP award-winning director Nzingha Stewart recently debuted her second made-for-television movie, Love By the Tenth Date, on the...
Dec 6, 20204 min read


The New Edition Story: Bobby Brown Reveals ‘No Regrets’
Who didn’t love the baby faces of New Edition growing up in the 1980s? It was a golden era of R&B music, bringing another wave of young...
Dec 6, 20206 min read


Blair Underwood Narrates New Documentary: Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
In a time where our freedom of speech and civil liberties are challenged by the constraints of government control and social...
Dec 6, 20205 min read


Birth of a Nation: Nate Parker Speaks Candidly
All the ‘chickens have come to home to roost’ as the use of technology has reflected back to the world the ugliness of our American...
Dec 6, 20204 min read
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