Mary Datcher | MaryInTheMixx

Jan 7, 20213 min read

K Valentine: She Got Game

From the very beginning of Hip Hop music, young women have thrown their hat in the ring of a predominately male arena. From Roxanne...

Dec 7, 20205 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, 20204 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, 20208 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

The Code: Chicago’s OG’s Discuss The Streets and Solutions

What we witnessed living in an environment that breeds violence, lack of hope and daily despair is often reported as such by mainstream...

Dec 7, 20204 min read

Emmett Till’s Family Speaks Out On Accuser

The Chicago Defender sits down with family members of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley to discuss the latest revelations by accuser,...

Dec 7, 20205 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, 20204 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, 20205 min read

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Filmmaker: Q&A with Raoul Peck

In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a...

Dec 7, 20203 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, 20205 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, 20208 min read

CPS and Gov. Rauner: The Challenges Continues to Grow

Chicago public school students are met with many challenges that are beyond their control. It has been a repeated tone that no other...

Dec 7, 20204 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, 20207 min read

Are We Doing Enough? Chicago Youth Address Real Issues

Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) is home to approximately 230 youth inmates. The facility was designed to house 500...

Dec 7, 20208 min read

Who is Andrea Zopp?

In the game of politics, there is no room for weakness or hesitation. It is often like chess—know your opponent's move before the move is...

Dec 6, 20208 min read

A New Movement of Change: The Power of Protest

Every generation has a wake-up call and the lines between Generation X'er's and Millenniums are no longer blurred—they have joined forces...

Dec 6, 20206 min read

One-on-One With Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is the mayor Chicago residents love to hate and at times, hate to love, but begrudgingly critics sit on the fence with...

Dec 6, 20208 min read

#OurVoteMatters

For the last two weeks, Americans have been inundated with non-stop coverage of both the Republican National Convention and the...

Dec 6, 20202 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...