Podcasts about The Chicago Defender

Today's special gust is Dyanna Knight Lewis, Regional Vice President of Real Times Media, the parent company for the Chicago Defender and several other Black media publications. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International students at several city and state universities have had their visas rescinded in recent weeks, the Chicago Defender is celebrating 120 years, and we're talking Chicago plays to see this weekend! Joining us from the Chicago Defender, publisher Dyanna Lewis and managing editor Tacuma Roeback. Good news: The Pillowman, Moulin Rouge, BUST Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Learn more about the sponsors of this April 11 episode: Navy Pier Become a member of City Cast Chicago. Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE

In today's episode, we will discuss, “Seeing Yourself in A Situation. How Can We Take A Step Back and Watch Ourselves From The Sidelines? Are We Leading with Love, Anger, Fear?” Joining us today is a very special guest, Ms. Portia King. Portia King is a multi-media personality, host and moderator based out of Chicago. Her elegance, confidence and personality have allowed her to work with various local and national outlets and brands such as REVOLT TV, Warner Brothers, the United Center, Chicago Bulls, Chicago Defender and Paramount Pictures. In 2018, she launched her first original content series Maven Muse, which highlights various artists, influencers, and icons making prominent waves throughout society. Portia is also the creator of The Maven Method: Media Training for Artists & Talent.

Noah has a conversation with Katara Washington Patton about depression, anxiety, and worry–how common these struggles are in Scripture and amongst Christians, but how they are stigmatized in the church. They talk about breaking through barriers to reach out for help if you need it, as well as how to be a good friend to someone struggling with their mental health.  Katara Washington Patton is Executive Editor at Our Daily Bread Publishing, and the author of eight books, including her latest Navigating the Blues: Where to Turn When Worry, Anxiety, or Depression Steal Your Hope, an Amazon best-seller.   She is also the author of Successful Moms of the Bible, Successful Women of the Bible, and Successful Leaders of the Bible, among other works.    Katara has worked in the editorial and acquisitions departments at Weekly Reader Corporation, Jet Magazine, Urban Ministries, Inc. (UMI), McGraw-Hill, The African American Pulpit, The Chicago Defender, Tyndale House Publishers, and Christian Century Magazine. She is currently also a regular contributor to the daily devotions at Our Daily Bread. You can also watch the podcast episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NmrqOJmmqQQ   Flip Side Notes: Join an upcoming Beyond the Battle online group at www.beyondthebattle.net   Support Flip Side sponsor Angry Brew by using promo code FLIP at angrybrew.com or fivelakes.com to pick up some Angry Brew or Chris' Blend coffee at 10% off.   Get a free month of Covenant Eyes at www.covenanteyes.com using promo code BEYOND   Get a free month of Accountable2You keyword accountability: a2u.app/beyond (do not use “www”)   Support the show and get some sweet swag by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/noahfilipiak – includes exclusive access to email the show and request topics.   Purchase Beyond the Battle and Needed Navigation by Noah Filipiak.

In this Special Episode we take a view of Chicago History -- Cicada style. For in the world of entomology, 2024 was a big year.  As two cicada broods The Great Southern Brood, which emerge every 13-years and is the largest of all periodical cicada broods and The Northern Illinois Brood which emerges every 17-years, coincided in 2024.  In places like Springfield, Illinois one could witness both broods in a cacophony of ear-shattering buzzing.   The last time these broods coincided was in 1803, the same year Fort Dearborn was built near the lakefront at a bend in the Chicago River -- what is now the intersection of Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue.  For those paying attention walking through this intersection will see rectangular brass inserts marking the boundaries of Fort Dearborn. It turns out the arrival of the 17-year cicadas offers an interesting metronome for the study of Chicago history.  These emergences have come at momentous times throughout the city's history, and coincide with at least two events memorialized as stars on the Chicago flag. Join the Windy City Historians as we buzz through 221 years of history to see how cicadas left their mark on Chicago's history.  Links to Research and Historic Sources: The New York Times had a fabulous article called “Maps of Two Cicada Broods, Revealed after 221 years,” by Jonathan Forum Biography of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Botanist Harry A. Allard (1880-1962) “Where billions of cicadas will emerge this spring (and over the next decade), in one map” by Brian Resnick, Vox website, May 3, 2024 Biography of William B. Ogden, Wikipedia website The Peshtigo Fire, Wisconsin Historical Society website, historical essay Goose Island: From the Encyclopedia of Chicago website Benjamin Harrison, The biography for President Harrison and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association History of the Chicago Defender, Chicago Defender website Biography of Marian Anderson in Wikipedia website YouTube video on , John F. Kennedy nominates Adlai Stevenson in 1955 Album details of Louis Armstrong Chicago Concert - 1956 on Discogs website Biography of Mike Royko on Wikipedia website Exhibit Looks at Legendary Chicago Journalist Mike Royko and a Changing Media Industry, by Marc Vitali | August 23, 2024 4:07 pm on WTTW website The Sears Tower on Wikipedia website "Cicada Map of Chicago's Suburbs" By NBC 5 Staff • Published May 23, 2024 • Updated on May 23, 2024 at 12:43 pm

Having worked in public service for nearly 30 years, Dr. Lynette Stokes has served as an advocate of youth in the child welfare system, taught elementary and community college education, and worked for equal rights organizations.  On October 1, 2018, Dr. Stokes was named President of South Suburban College. She now has the distinction of being the first African-American female President in the college's 91year rich history.  In this role as CEO of the institution, Dr. Stokes has assumed responsibility for providing leadership in setting directions for curricular and organizational change designed for the betterment and improvement of the total educational program of the College.  She joined the college in June 2013 as the Vice President of Academic Services and prior to that she spent nearly 12 years at the City Colleges of Chicago improving the quality of education by promoting pedagogical and andragogical and strategies that support academic excellence for all students.  During her seven-year tenure with Ada S. McKinley Foster Care, Dr. Stokes prepared over 200 families to receive a foster home license, authored the training curriculum for more than 500 families and developed multi-faceted workshops to assist nearly 200 children with the transition into independent living. Dr. Stokes is well acquainted with the foster care system.  She lived in seven different foster homes as a child and is an example of one who through resiliency and an intact ability to succeed, has overcome many obstacles.  Wanting to fulfill her desire to make a positive impact on the education of adult learners, Dr. Stokes returned to school and in 2004 earned her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership and Organizational Change at Roosevelt University. This academic credentialing, coupled with the skills she gained while working at the then Operation PUSH, Community Mental Health Council and Ada S. McKinley Community Services, provided the foundation to propel her career into higher education as Dean of Adult Education and Dean of Instruction at City Colleges of Chicago. In the latter role, Dr. Stokes provided instructional leadership and guidance for more than150 full- and part-time faculty, two associate deans, 32 academic tutors and 15 administrative and support staff.  In addition to serving as a presenter for several professional development events in Higher Education and Child Welfare, Dr. Stokes is the 2005 recipient of Roosevelt University's Most Outstanding Dissertation of the Year; the 2009 recipient of the Kathy Osterman Award for Outstanding Supervisor given to public service employees in the City of Chicago; 2014 recipient of the Chicago Defender's Women of Excellence Award; in 2018 she was honored with the Egretha Education Award for Excellence in Education and the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE) Trailblazer Award; in 2020 Dr. Stokes was awarded the MLK Excellence in Education Award by the Southland Ministerial Health Network; and in 2024 was awarded the Service Award by MLK Ministries. Dr. Stokes is a current member of the board for Junior Achievement of Chicago and the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce.  She is the former President of the Chief Academic Officers' Group for the South Metropolitan Higher Education Consortium (SMHEC);  former President and Vice President of the Board for the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District; andGreatNews.Life and Podcast Host Jenny Craig-Brown have transformed the All About the Girls annual event into a podcast! These monthly episodes feature incredible women giving the audience all the insight about what makes them happy, successful, and motivational. New episodes launch on Sundays to make sure to start your week on a positive note! The All About the Girls Podcast is brought to you by GreatNews.Life

     Slam the Gavel welcomes Jerry Nicholas to the podcast. From Chicago, IL Jerry has become an advocate for other parents who have had their children wrongfully removed.     His two sets of twins were at school that morning in 1993, ages 5 and 6 thinking they would be protected at school. However, his children never got off the bus. Jerry and his wife called the police to report them missing. The police came to their home, forcing their way in to remove his other four children. He tried to report them missing.      Law enforcement seized his children without a search warrant on 7-27-1993. For a whole year, he didn't know where his children were. There was no paperwork until they made it into the Chicago Defender newspaper May 21st, 1994.  Apparently, an ANONYMOUS REPORTER called in a FALSE REPORT. There were NO allegations against Jerry in court. The DCFS reports did not match up. They never allowed Jerry to see his children AT ALL. In June of 1994, Jerry found out that DCFS changed the last names of his children from Nicholas to "Nicholus." Now he really couldn't find his children.     The Cook County Department of Guardians Office  filed a lawsuit against DCFS on THE SAME DAY his children were removed : DCFS Shelter 810 West Montrose, "they take these children and put them there and they become victims of human sex trafficking, physical assault and psychiatric medicating," Jerry explained. There were bullet proof windows where no one walking by could hear the children scream. They were there for two days along with others. How could the Governor of Illinois think this was okay??     A class action lawsuit was filed and a judge prohibited DCFS to take the children to the shelter, but it continued anyway. They didn't tell the public that the Nicholas children AKA "Nickolus" children were there.      In 7-29-1993 DCFS took the children and others to Grant Hospital, that had some type of contract with them, again these children were taken there because they had been abused. There were bullet proof windows where no one walking by could hear the children scream. They made these children dysfunctional and sick via medicating them.      Any child declared special needs, developmentally delayed and ADHD;  they drug them up to make them LOOK like that, Jerry explained.  It is unconstitutional to put them there without a court order. There was NO COURT ORDER to put his children there. Jerry didn't get a court order until SEPTEMBER 2013, by Juvenile Delinquency Division from former Judge Susan Fleming who presided over all cases from 1993 (it wasn't DCFS court in 1993)  to 2013.      "Every child going in there was arrested by the Chicago Police Department, and that is aggravated kidnapping, a conspiracy," Jerry stated. "Under the RICO ACT it is FRAUD UPON THE COURT. They were frauding the state out of money by fraudulent means."     Jerry recommends that a constitutional, civil-rights, litigation attorney to handle all these cases on a  file a class action basis to SUE DCF and Cook County Public Guardian Office for misrepresentation for children WRONGFULLY REMOVED from their parents.    Jerry recommends watching the film, “Foster Boy,” supported by Shaquille O'Neil.To Reach Jerry Nicholas:  jerry nicholas1966@gmail.comThis episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. CPS  cases are among the most finding experiences. Any parent can endure, do not face it alone. With urgent assist by CPS protect, you get the peace of mind to raise your children as you see fit and the personalized assistance of their team of expert child, Support the showSupportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/

  Slam the Gavel welcomes Jerry Nicholas to the podcast. From Chicago, IL Jerry has become an advocate for other parents who have had their children wrongfully removed.     His two sets of twins were at school that morning in 1993, ages 5 and 6 thinking they would be protected at school. However, his children never got off the bus. Jerry and his wife called the police to report them missing. The police came to their home, forcing their way in to remove his other four children. He tried to report them missing.      Law enforcement seized his children without a search warrant on 7-27-1993. For a whole year, he didn't know where his children were. There was no paperwork until they made it into the Chicago Defender newspaper May 21st, 1994.  Apparently, an ANONYMOUS REPORTER called in a FALSE REPORT. There were NO allegations against Jerry in court. The DCFS reports did not match up. They never allowed Jerry to see his children AT ALL. In June of 1994, Jerry found out that DCFS changed the last names of his children from Nicholas to "Nicholus." Now he really couldn't find his children.     The Cook County Department of Guardians Office  filed a lawsuit against DCFS on THE SAME DAY his children were removed : DCFS Shelter 810 West Montrose, "they take these children and put them there and they become victims of human sex trafficking, physical assault and psychiatric medicating," Jerry explained. There were bullet proof windows where no one walking by could hear the children scream. They were there for two days along with others. How could the Governor of Illinois think this was okay??     A class action lawsuit was filed and a judge prohibited DCFS to take the children to the shelter, but it continued anyway. They didn't tell the public that the Nicholas children AKA "Nickolus" children were there.      In 7-29-1993 DCFS took the children and others to Grant Hospital, that had some type of contract with them, again these children were taken there because they had been abused. There were bullet proof windows where no one walking by could hear the children scream. They made these children dysfunctional and sick via medicating them.      Any child declared special needs, developmentally delayed and ADHD;  they drug them up to make them LOOK like that, Jerry explained.  It is unconstitutional to put them there without a court order. There was NO COURT ORDER to put his children there. Jerry didn't get a court order until SEPTEMBER 2013, by Juvenile Delinquency Division from former Judge Susan Fleming who presided over all cases from 1993 (it wasn't DCFS court in 1993)  to 2013.      "Every child going in there was arrested by the Chicago Police Department, and that is aggravated kidnapping, a conspiracy," Jerry stated. "Under the RICO ACT it is FRAUD UPON THE COURT. They were frauding the state out of money by fraudulent means."     Jerry recommends that a constitutional, civil-rights, litigation attorney to handle all these cases on a  file a class action basis to SUE DCF and Cook County Public Guardian Office for misrepresentation for children WRONGFULLY REMOVED from their parents.To Reach Jerry Nicholas:  jerry nicholas1966@gmail.comThis episode of Slam the Gavel is sponsored by CPSprotect Consulting Services. CPS  cases are among the most finding experiences. Any parent can endure, do not face it alone. With urgent assist by CPS protect, you get the peace of mind to raise your children as you see fit and the personalized assistance of their team of expert child, welfare, consultants, CPS investigators themselves. Get started absolutely free at CPSpro Supportshow(https://www.buymeacoffee.com/maryannpetri)http://www.dismantlingfamilycourtcorruption.com/ Support the show --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maryann-petri/support

Harmonizing History: Judith Tick Unveils the Untold Story of Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz's Transformative Voice The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and today's show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview series. Today we're diving into the melodious world of jazz with an enthralling discussion about one of its most iconic figures. Our guest is the distinguished music historian and Smithsonian Associate, Judith Tick.  Smithsonian Associate Judith Tick will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up…Please check out our Show Notes today for more details. Judith Tick's meticulous research breathes new life into Ella's story, Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song, available Dec. 3, 2023. Drawing on a treasure trove of digital records from influential Black newspapers like the Baltimore Afro-American and the Chicago Defender, Judith Tick shares resources previously untapped by biographers, providing us with a fresh and profound understanding of Fitzgerald's journey.  We'll hear about her iconic performances at venues like the Apollo Theater and the Savoy Ballroom, her collaborations with giants like Chick Webb and Nelson Riddle, and her complex relationship with record labels, but let's listen as Judith Tick reads from her new book about Chick Webb's orbit. Judith Tick tells us today that the biography is more than a chronicle of dates and events. It's an exploration of how Fitzgerald, a groundbreaking Black American woman singer and bandleader, navigated and transformed the worlds of jazz and pop. Tick takes us through Ella's early days, her rise to stardom, and her unique ability to expand her audience across cultural divides. So, join us as we uncover the layers of Ella Fitzgerald's artistry and her profound impact on the American music scene. Whether you're a casual fan of jazz, a music historian, or an ardent admirer of Fitzgerald's talent, this conversation promises to be as masterful and wonderful as its subject. Stay tuned for a journey through the life and legacy of the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald. My thanks to Smithsonian Associate Judith Tick.  Judith Tick will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates Interview Series coming up.  Please check out our website and show notes today for more details.  Judith Tick's new book, Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song, available Dec. 3, 2023.  And my thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on radio and podcast.  Please be well, be safe, and Let's Talk About Better© The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody, and we'll see you next week. For more information, please click here on Smithsonian Associates:  https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/becoming-ella-fitzgerald

Born in New Orleans in 1899, Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson was one of America's great blues and jazz artists, touring with Bessie Smith, recording with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, with Charlie Christian and Eddie Lang, with stride piano giant James P. Johnson and so many more.He was a guitar pioneer. In fact, blues historian Gérard Herzhaft believes Johnson was "undeniably the creator of the guitar solo played note by note with a pick, which has become the standard in jazz, blues, country and rock.”He started that style as early as 1927 with his solo on "6/88 Glide" for Okeh Records.More Chops Than ThatBut while his guitar innovations reached both Delta blues and urban players who adapted and developed them into the modern electric blues style, Johnson also was known in the 1920s as a sophisticated and urbane singer and composer. In fact, "of the 40 ads for his records that appeared in The Chicago Defender between 1926 and 1931,” music historian Elijah Wald notes, “not one even mentioned that he played guitar."But when record sales plunged in the Depression, Johnson's output dwindled and he worked for a while at a Cleveland radio station, among other jobs, just to make ends meet. Things started looking up again in 1937 when he went to Chicago to begin recording for Decca. Two years later he joined Lester Melrose's roster at the new Bluebird Records, for which Lonnie recorded 34 tracks over the next five years.The SongA solo hit from one for the last of the Bluebird sessions was Johnson's composition, “He's a Jelly Roll Baker,” recorded Feb. 13, 1942, with Blind John Davis on piano and Andrew Harris on bass.In addition to its scintillating guitar break, the track's lyrics demonstrate Lonnie Johnson's growth as a savvy songwriter. “Jelly Roll Baker” presents a swaggering protagonist who proclaims his love-making prowess with women from all walks of society, from a judge's wife to a hospital nurse.InfluencesLonnie's second career — which included “I Know It's Love” on which he switched to the electric guitar that would be his signature instrument from then on — eventually disappeared under an avalanche of rock 'n' roll in the early ‘50s. Ironically, “Tomorrow Night,” a Johnson hit on King Records, was one of Elvis Presley's earliest pressings for Sam Phillips at the Sun studios. (Presley recorded it in September 1954, though it wasn't released for another dozen year.) Meanwhile, Lonnie Johnson gained acclaim with a new crowd 10 years later during the folk music revival. The Flood learned its version of “Jelly Roll Baker” from Tom Rush's debut Elektra album, released in 1965. Rush, who picked up the tune from fellow folkie Geoff Muldaur, recorded it with Bill Lee on bass and John Sebastian on harmonica.Lonnie's Last YearsJohnson life was cut short when he was hit by a car while walking on a sidewalk in Toronto in March 1969. Seriously injured, he suffered a broken hip and kidney damage. A benefit concert was held on in May 1969, with two dozen acts, including Ian and Sylvia, John Lee Hooker and Hagood Hardy. Never fully recovering from a subsequent stroke, Johnson died 13 months later.Our Take on the TuneAs noted, while this sassy song as written and recorded 80 years ago as a rhythm and blues hit, we owe our version to our folk music heroes of the 1960s.To this day, it's one of those perfect warmup tunes for us, because it provides plenty of stretching-out room for solos by everyone in the house, Danny and Sam, Randy and Jack.More Blues?If you're not ready to end today's blues infusion, you can get a big dose of Floodishness with the Blues Channel on our free Radio Floodango music streaming service. Click here to tune in and enjoy the jelly roll. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

Chicago's 94th annual Bud Billiken Parade was held on August 12 – marking the first full parade following the onset of COVID-19 restrictions in 2021. Begun in 1929 by the Chicago Defender newspaper as a celebration of the city's “unity in diversity,” the parade has now grown into the largest African American parade (and second largest parade of any kind) in the country. It's held on the South Side every second Saturday of August and is known as a sign of summer's ending and the beginning of the school year. Saturday's parade took place on a beautiful sunny summer day, filled with kids, families, music and dancers, plus cheering crowds along the whole route. Vocalo's community and audio storytelling producer Ari Mejia was in attendance, and brings listeners a sound-rich dispatch from this year's parade. This segment was produced by Ari Mejia. For more from Vocalo, visit Vocalo.org.

The eleventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1975 features our producer David Rosen's pick, Blaxploitation classic Dolemite. Directed by D'Urville Martin from a screenplay by Jerry Jones and starring Rudy Ray Moore, Lady Reed, D'Urville Martin, Jerry Jones and West Gale, Dolemite was based on a character created by Moore in his wildly popular underground comedy routines.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Linda Gross in the Los Angeles Times, Variety, and Earl Calloway in the Chicago Defender.Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1975 installment, featuring our future cult classic pick, midnight movie staple The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Marqueal's solo debut album, Catalyst, was released in October 2013. It helped to establish him as an emerging artist in Smooth & Contemporary Jazz. After leaving Brian Culbertson's band in the summer of 2018 to focus on his solo career, he recorded his second project, Intention & Purpose. Released in February 2019, the album is a musical journey through Contemporary Jazz, Soul/R&B, and Hip Hop, and it showcases his growing skills as a songwriter, arranger, and producer. The album yielded two Top 20 hits on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Singles Chart, “If You Only Knew” and “The Edge”. Currently, Marqueal has put the finishing touches on his third solo album, All We Have Are Moments. After several delays, the album was released in early 2022. The album's lead single, “Last Call”, was released in March 2021 and was well received by SiriusXM Watercolors and Smooth Jazz Radio.In addition to leading and touring with his own band, Marqueal occasionally tours with The Legendary Isley Brothers and the prodigious Guitarist/Vocalist Isaiah Sharkey. He has also shared the stage with some of the greats in music, performing with legends such as Gerald Albright, Patti Austin, Peabo Bryson, Jonathan Butler, Will Downing, George Duke, Candy Dulfer, Floetry, Aretha Franklin, Larry Graham, Buddy Guy, Lalah Hathaway, Al Jarreau, Joe, KRS-One, Kenny Lattimore, Maysa, Frank McComb, Marcus Miller, Najee, Mike Phillips, Eric Roberson, David Sanborn, Jill Scott, Sy Smith, and Kirk Whalum. In Chicago, he still performs locally with Brother John Kattke and Midnight Sun Band. Marqueal also collaborates with Chicago-based artist/producer DJ I.N.C., and has been featured on numerous projects of I.N.C.'s since 2000. Marqueal Jordan is a humble man who is focused on achieving greatness through his music and his deeds. Marqueal was recognized by the Chicago Defender as a Man Of Excellence in 2014.

This week we're going back to 1920s Chicago with Ma Rainey's Black Bottom! Join us as we learn about The Defender, some NSFW slang, recording contracts, Ma Rainey's love life, and more! Sources: Katherine A. Bitner, "The Role of the Chicago Defender in the Great Migration of 1916-1918," Negro History Bulletin 48, 2 (1985) James R. Grossman, "Blowing the Trumpet: The Chicago Defender and Black Migration During World War I," Illnois Historical Journal 78, 2 (1985) Mary E. Stovall, "The Chicago Defender in the Progressive Era," Illinois Historical Journal 83, 3 (1990) Chicago Defender Homepage (Current Version): https://chicagodefender.com/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Rainey%27s_Black_Bottom_(film) K. Allison Hammer, ""Just like a natural man": The B.D. styles of Gertrude "Ma" Rainey and Bessie Smith," Journal of Lesbian Studies (2019): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2019.1562284   Robert Springer, "Folklore, Commercialism and Exploitation: Copyright in the Blues," Popular Music 26, no.1 (2007): 33-45. https://www.jstor.org/stable/4500298  Mariana Brandman, "Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (1886-1939)," National Women's History Museum. https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/gertrude-ma-rainey Jas Obrecht, ""See See Rider Blues"--Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (1924)," Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Ma%20Rainey.pdf  Edward McClelland, "The Complicated Record Exec Left Out of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," Chicago Mag (20 January 2021). https://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/ma-rainey-j-mayo-williams/   Layli Phillips and Marla R. Stewart, ""I Am Just So Glad You Are Alive": New Perspectives on Non-Traditional, Non-Conforming, and Transgressive Expressions of Gender, Sexuality, and Race Among African Americans," Journal of African American Studies 12, no.4 (2008): 378-400. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41819183  Rebecca Bush, "Woman, Southern, Bisexual," The Public Historian 41, no.2 (2019): 94-115. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/26862126  Steve Goodson, "Gertrude "Ma" Rainey (1886-1939) "Hear Me Talkin' to You"," in Georgia Women: Their Lives and Times eds. Ann Short Chirhart and Kathleen Ann Clark (University of Georgia Press).  https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt175734n.12  Jonathan Ned Katz, "Ma Rainey's "Prove It On Me Blues," 1928: Gertrude "Ma" Rainey's Amazing Resistance Anthem," OutHistory. https://www.outhistory.org/oldwiki/index.php?title=Ma_Rainey%27s_%22Prove_It_On_Me_Blues,%22_1928   Carla Williams, "Blues Music," 2015, http://www.glbtqarchive.com/arts/blues_A.pdf  Complete Timeline of Slang Terms for Vagina: https://timelinesofslang.com/vaginact.html "Pussy," Green's Dictionary of Slang: https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/bl252wa Online Etymology Dictionary: https://www.etymonline.com/word/pussy "Pussy and Pusillanimous" Penn Language Log: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=24012#:~:text=There's%20a%20plausible%20and%20well,development%20of%20pussy%20%3D%20female%20genitals https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2p85xj

Another massacre in America. It feels like we are living in a nightmare—and we should refuse to become numb to it. Instead, we should use our anger and sorrow and demand that our leaders do the things that most Americans support to stop the carnage. I include links to some *extremely* graphic images of Emmett Till's corpse as well as the corpses of the recent mass shooting victims in Allen, Texas below. If you believe that you will not be able to handle seeing these images, I strongly urge you not to click on them. These images are not included to sensationalize the topic or to disrespect the deceased. They are included here because I do not believe that America can grapple with the problem of gun violence without viewing and truly confronting the devastation that it causes. In 1955, Emmett Till—an African American teen—was kidnapped and brutally murdered by White racists. His mother, Mamie, insisted on an open casket funeral, forcing the world to see the consequences of racism in America. Photographs of Till's mutilated corpse were circulated around the country by Jet Magazine and The Chicago Defender and generated intense public reaction, contributing to progress in the Civil Rights Movement. You can click here to see them. I have no idea whether being confronted with the very graphic images of mass shootings in America will rouse the kind of reaction that might lead to meaningful change in the same way that Till's helped further the Civil Rights Movement. But I believe we owe it to our children to try: You can click here to see them. It is not radical to say that, nationwide, we should: Ban assault rifles and high-capacity magazines Enact a 30-day waiting period for all gun sales Enact red flag laws Enact better and uniform background checks Raise the legal age at which people can purchase firearms Improve our mental health system I know this is not radical because a majority of Americans support everything on that list. You can read the Gallup surveys yourself. There is consensus in America on what needs to be done. The problem is not with the citizens, but our leaders. There is no excuse to wait any longer. Contact your elected representatives and demand a better world for our children. The best research suggests we can make a serious dent in this problem if our leaders would only implement the reasonable preferences of a majority of Americans. Visit us at ConnorsForum.org and subscribe to our newsletter The Connors Forum is an independent entity from the institutions that we partner with. The views expressed in our newsletters and podcasts are those of the individual contributors alone and not of our partner institutions. Episode Music: “Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar (Free Music Archive) “Star Blessed Night” by Ketsa (Free Music Archive) “Draw the Sky” by Paul Keane (licensed through TakeTones) "Hibernation" by Ibi (publicly available on YouTube) “Happy Trails (To You)” by the Riders in the Sky (used with artist's permission) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

(S8, EP 10): For this week's episode, former guest Tony Ho Tran takes my place as a special guest host, and interviews Lan Samantha Chang, author of her latest novel, "The Family Chao". Bio: Lan Samantha Chang's new novel, The Family Chao, was published by W. W. Norton in February 2022. She is the author of two previous novels, All Is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost and Inheritance, and a story collection, Hunger. Her short stories have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Ploughshares, and The Best American Short Stories. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and the American Academy in Berlin. Chang is the director of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. She lives with her husband and daughter in Iowa City, Iowa. Tony Ho Tran is the deputy editor of innovation and technology at The Daily Beast and freelance writer. His work has been seen in diaCRITICS, Futurism, Playboy, The Chicago Defender, Narratively, and wherever else fine writing is published. Though he lives on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, his heart and home are in the cornfields of Iowa. Sponsored by: VietFive Coffee: Start your day right with VietFive Coffee.  Freshly grown coffee harvested straight from Vietnam and roasted in Chicago, VietFive offers rich quality tasting Vietnamese coffee straight to your soul.  Visit VietFive Coffee in Chicago to grab a fresh cup and a Banh Mi to go along with it, or go to www.vietfive.com and use the code in all Caps: VMNCHIV5 to get 15% off your purchase. Circa-Pintig: The Center for Immigrant Resources and Community Arts - CIRCA Pintig is a 501c3 engaging communities through the power of the arts to challenge injustice and transcend social change. CIRCA Pintig produces timely works to provide education, activation, and advocacy. For information about upcoming events and to learn about how to get involved, visit www.circapintig.org --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/banhmichronicles/support

Listen to the story of Ethel Payne, star reporter and Washington Press Corps correspondent for the Chicago Defender, the black press' paper of record from the years of the Great Migration through the civil rights movement. The post Celebrating Black History Month: Interview with Biographer James McGrath Morris on Ethel Payne, First Lady of the Black Press appeared first on Writer's Voice.

This is live discussion about Senate Bill 71, Against SB71: An Attempt to End Affirmative Action with advocates Rosa Velázquez and Ryan D. Davis. Ryan D. Davis, Little Rock Freedom Fund Co-Founder: Ryan is dedicated to his family, his work, his church and the community. He's a native of Little Rock where he serves on the boards of various justice and community based organizations, including Arkansas Public Policy Panel, Arkansas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Decarcerate Arkansas, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (chair), Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families(vice-chair). He's a Co-Founder of Little Rock Freedom Fund. Ryan's writings has appeared in Crisis Magazine, Black Books Bulletin, Arkansas Times, Sphinx, Stand News, The Chicago Defender and Black Issues Book Review. He is the co-author of Conversations in Color. Davis is an advocate for children, who represent the only future we have. He subscribes to the Kikuyu proverb “Work with the clay while it is still wet.” Ryan D. Davis is an ordained elder in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Associate Pastor at Bullock Temple C.M.E. Church. Rosa Velázquez, Advocate and Community Organizer Rosa is an advocate and community organizer. she leads impact work in Arkansas and around the country with more than 12 years of community organizing, power building, public policy and philanthropic skillset. Rosa immigrated from México when she was four years old, and has made Arkansas her home. She is a locally and nationally recognized advocate for immigrant's rights and played a critical role in developing the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program. Locally, Rosa led the work for in-state tuition equity, DACA Nurses, DACA Teachers and professional licenses, now laws in Arkansas. She is passionate about social justice, education and racial equity. She has a history of uplifting and cultivating undocumented youth, Latinx organizers, and mentoring powerful women of color. Rosa's current project includes directing The Movement Institute, a Black and Brown led community organizing accelerator aimed at building and shifting power in Arkansas and the deep South. Rosa and her rescue Siberian Husky, Whiskey, have made Little Rock their home. ***************************************************************** More about SB71 If passed, this bill would ban the use of affirmative action in Arkansas. It will prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, sexual orientation or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment, public contracting, and public education. It would gut state and local protections against discrimination. This will have a major impact on enrollment in medical schools and graduate programs for underrepresented groups as well. Arkansas would become the 9th state to ban affirmative action if this bill is passed into law. SB71 is an attack on equal opportunity that could end minority scholarships, support for women owned businesses, and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Read the bill here: https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2023R%2FPublic%2FSB71.pdf

Historian Caryl Cooper shares the career of Rebecca Stiles Taylor, who used her column at the Chicago Defender to champion social justice and political empowerment in the 1940s. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

This episode of the Frankie Darcell Has A Big Mouth, Frankie Darcell talks with Sen. Gary Peters from Michigan about Democrat big wins in 2022, passing the Inflation Reduction Act into law, affordable health care, and prescription drugs provisions.Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, Real Times Media is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.Check out RTMPodcastNetwork.com to find all episodes of the 'Frankie Darcell Has A Big Mouth' podcast.

This episode, Frankie talks with Tony Award Winning Icon Melba Moore and Award Winning Playwright/Director Nolbert Brown Jr. about their storied careers on Broadway, and how things are coming full circle with their new 'Imitation Of Life' stage play opening February 15, 2023 in Philadelphia.Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, Real Times Media is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.

This episode, Frankie talks with Public Affairs Strategist Jamaine Dickens, Communications Director Dex Stuckey, Political Strategist Duron Marshall, and Journalist Adell Henderson about the backlash Deion Sanders is receiving for leaving Jackson State University, why Herschel Walker was able to get so far in the Senate race, and the difference between PWIs and HBCUs. Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, RTM is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.

This episode, Frankie talks with School Psychologist Dr. Umar Johnson, Political Strategist Duron Marshall, Journalist Adell Henderson, Hip-Hop Artists Razor of OBH and Andre Saunders about whether or not Drill music is promoting violence. If so, who is being held accountable?Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, RTM is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.

This episode, Frankie talks with Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist about the 2022 general elections, the great work that's been done serving this past term with Governor Gretchen Whitmer, economic opportunities in Michigan, the importance of young voters & the importance of service.Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist has dedicated his career to solving problems. An engineer by training, he uses thoughtful innovation, progressive reform, and efficient modernization of policies and programs to make the work better for hardworking families. From spearheading campaigns for equality and justice to harnessing technology to solve real problems, his focus has consistently remained on serving the public and getting things done.Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, RTM is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.

In this podcast episode, Debrena Jackson Gandy, talks to us about the importance of sacred self-care. Debrena shares that we must do the deeper inner work of exploring who we are, challenging belief systems and healing wounds to experience lasting benefits. Healing work is a process that supports us feeling free. The more we do it, the freerer we feel. Take a listen to the whole episode and share your takeaways with us on Instagram @OneWade and @The Debrena.    ***** DEBRENA JACKSON GANDY is a 3 rd generation entrepreneur, Master Life Coach, nationally published best-selling author, and President of Masterminds, a 25-year old organizational and personal development company. Her book, Sacred Pampering Principles, is recognized as one a ground-breaking self-development book that introduced the concept of sacred self-care to women nearly 25 years ago. Most recently, due to the resurgence of sales during the Pandemic of her books, her national best- selling sacred self-care classic, Sacred Pampering Principles, was released in a new audio book format by HarperCollins. She is an international keynote speaker, nationally-published best-selling author of three books, mentor to 16 women thought-leaders around the country, a popular featured guest on national and regional TV, in newspapers and magazines; and on radio and podcast shows. She is President of Masterminds Unlimited, a company that provides consulting, training, facilitating, and coaching to businesses, organizations and influential women. More recently, since the huge influx of new entrepreneurs into the market place, post-Pandemic, she has been pivotal in economic development efforts within the African-American community, with a focus on training, consulting and coaching BIPOC entrepreneurs in business growth and capacity building. GANDY AND HER TEAM have designed and facilitator over 85 small to large, live, in person events and over 150 virtual events, courses and programs, and 18 Elite retreats. As a Master Life and Business Coach, she has clocked over 5,000 coaching hours, with a client base of over 150 entrepreneurs and self-development clients. She's been featured in publications such as Black Enterprise, Oprah's O magazine, Ebony, Essence, Woman's Day, and featured in newspapers such as the New York Daily News, Atlanta Metro, the Seattle Times, Chicago Defender, and the Chicago Crusader. She's been featured on TV on CNN, CNN Live, most recently TV One's Sister Circle, Good Day New York, Good Morning Texas, The Better Show, Washington D.C's Good Day D.C., C-SPAN, Seattle's New Day Northwest, Portland's Afternoon Live, and the Wisdom Channel and numerous regional morning shows. She's also a popular guest blogger, a former Huffington Post Contributor, and has been a radio show guest on over 55 radio shows. She's also Founder of the Sacred Society, a free private membership community on Facebook. Formerly, she was a TV Show host on TBN's Public Report TV Show at its KTBW Seattle-Tacoma Station, and was the recurring Relationships Expert on Portland's ABC Affiliate, KATU Channel 2, on their Afternoon Live TV Show. Checkout the new audio book: https://milliondollarmentor.net/audiobook www.MillionDollarMentor.net Social Media: @The Debrena

Merry Green believes she is doing exactly what she was meant to do. That steadfast belief in herself and her talents led her to found The Black Women's Expo in Chicago nearly 30 years ago. With her deft determination and steady hand, the annual event has flourished, turning into a must-attend gathering year after year. Merry shares with Jeanne the genesis behind her ground-breaking idea; what it takes to produce an event of this magnitude every year; why staying lean and mean is important; how she builds a team that can keep up with her vision; and why keep moving forward is her mantra. About Merry: Merry Green is the President/CEO of MGPG Events, Inc. (formerly Merry Green Promotions Group), a Special Events, Marketing/Promotions and Public Relations firm headquartered in Chicago. She is also the creator and executive producer of The Black Women's Expo in Chicago, Atlanta, and Detroit. The Black Women's Expo is the nation's longest-running empowerment exposition for the African American consumer. She has an extensive background and expertise in community relations and community outreach, conducting public relations campaigns, and producing special events within the African American community. At MGPG Events, Inc., Merry produced and developed successful community relations campaigns for The National Reparations Convention under Alderman Dorothy Tillman, the Annual Chicago Football Classic, Tavis Smiley's Blacks in Technology Conference, Bishop T.D. Jakes “Family Expo” and Philadelphia Eagle's Donavan McNabb All-Star Weekend. Merry's work has garnered her numerous accolades including the Chicago Defender's Women of Excellence Award.Facebook: Merry GreenFacebook: @blackwomensexpoLinkedIn: Merry GreenInstagram: @bwenextTwitter: @BlackWomensExpo

This episode, Frankie talks with Community Activist, Reverend Dr. Wendell Anthony about the 2022 Election Policy Debate, the harsh reality when it comes to Kanye West, things that Joe Biden got right so far, and Why Voting Matters.Anthony is the Pastor of Fellowship Chapel in Detroit, Michigan. He is also a member of the NAACP National Board of Directors. Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, RTM is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.

This episode, Frankie talks with Community Activist Bilal Qayyum, Attorney Tracie Burns, and Political Strategist Duron Marshall about Importance of the 2022 Elections, and the Violent Teen Crime Surge in the U.S.Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, RTM is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.

This episode, Frankie talks with three-time GRAMMY®-nominated multiplatinum R&B icon KEM. They talk about the Detroit native celebrating his 20-year anniversary being signed to Motown Records, how much his life has changed after becoming married with children, and his decisions behind finally recording a live album from his extensive catalog.Most recently, KEM released his magnetically introspective EP, entitled Full Circle, with the lead single ‘Stuck On You.' The EP's second single, ‘Right On Time,' featuring hip-hop heavyweight, Rick Ross, reveals KEM at the height of his power as one of music's redefining voices, as his signature vocals flutter from sultry verses into a soaring hook.Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, RTM is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.

This episode, Frankie talks with multi-faceted attorney, author, television personality, Lauren Lake. The Emmy Award Winning host of 'Lauren Lake's Paternity Court' is back with a new courtroom show 'We the People with Judge Lauren Lake,' produced and distributed by Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios.In addition to sharing what it's like executive producing her new show, Lake shares stories of her Detroit roots, and her time spent as a former professional background singer to Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Jay Z.Known for her authentic, credible and trusting voice, veteran award-winning broadcast journalist Frankie Darcell is known for elevating every platform she graces. With a rich background in radio, Frankie's responsibilities in music and radio include iHeartMedia and the iHeartMedia Radio Network. Frankie can be heard in 22 markets including Miami, New Orleans, Chicago, Memphis, and Norfolk Virginia.Headquartered in Detroit, RTM is the parent company to five of the country's most respected Black-owned local news organizations, the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, the Chicago Defender, the Michigan Chronicle, and the New Pittsburgh Courier, which enables it to maintain the heartbeat of the Black experience.

In 2008, Marqueal met Smooth Jazz star Brian Culbertson. Impressed by his playing and singing, Brian offered Marqueal a spot in his touring band. Over the next 10 years, Marqueal traveled the world with Brian, appeared in two DVDs, and was featured on four albums. The exposure gave him the confidence and desire to become a solo artist.Marqueal's solo debut album, Catalyst, was released in October 2013. It helped to establish him as an emerging artist in Smooth & Contemporary Jazz. After leaving Brian Culbertson's band in the summer of 2018 to focus on his solo career, he recorded his second project, Intention & Purpose. Released in February 2019, the album is a musical journey through Contemporary Jazz, Soul/R&B and Hip Hop, and it showcases his growing skills as a songwriter, arranger and producer. The album yielded two Top 20 hits on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Singles Chart, “If You Only Knew” and “The Edge”. Currently, Marqueal's  third solo album, All We Have Are Moments. is rising on all smooth jazz charts. HIs latest single off of the album "Sistas" features Brian Culbertson and is in the to 10 of Billboard's Smooth Jazz Chart. To support the album, Marqueal is touring with Brian Culbertson as a featured Special Guest, as well as touring on his own. Catch him when he comes to your town.In addition to leading and touring with his own band, Marqueal occasionally tours with The Legendary Isley Brothers and the prodigious Guitarist/Vocalist Isaiah Sharkey. He has also shared the stage with some of the greats in music, performing with legends such as: Gerald Albright, Patti Austin, Peabo Bryson, Jonathan Butler, Will Downing, George Duke, Candy Dulfer, Floetry, Aretha Franklin, Larry Graham, Buddy Guy, Lalah Hathaway, Al Jarreau, Joe, KRS-One, Kenny Lattimore, Maysa, Frank McComb, Marcus Miller, Najee, Mike Phillips, Eric Roberson, David Sanborn, Jill Scott, Sy Smith, and Kirk Whalum. In Chicago, he still performs locally with Brother John Kattke and Midnight Sun Band. Marqueal also collaborates with Chicago-based artist/producer DJ I.N.C., and has been featured on numerous projects of I.N.C.'s since 2000.Marqueal was proud to be recognized by the Chicago Defender as a Man Of Excellence in 2014. Father, mentor and friend to many, Marqueal Jordan is a humble man who is focused on achieving greatness through his music and his deeds. Our conversation will give you insight to this artist's wonderful career and  incredible body of work. Sit back and enjoy.Listen and subscribe to the BAAS Entertainment Podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Podchaser, Pocket Casts and TuneIn. “Hey, Alexa. Play the BAAS Entertainment Podcast.”

Get ready to smell what the Florida Man is cooking in this latest installment of Faecraft! Holly and Chelsea dig into the stinky cryptid prowling Florida from the Everglades to the Keys: the Skunk Ape. They discuss the ape's biggest proponents, Florida's history, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the correlation between white nationalism and cryptozoology.Sources:Atlanta Daily World, July 31 1977. “Fla. Family Cowers in Fear of Prowling ‘Skunk Ape.'”Chicago Defender, Jan 10. 1974.Connolly, Patrick. “Searching for Florida's Skunk Ape: Chasing the Sunshine state's sasquatch in the eEverglades”, June 27 2021 Orlando SentinelDickinson, Joy Wallace. “Skunk Ape among State's odd legends.” Oct 10 201, Orlando Sentinel.Knight, Henry. “Savages of Southern Sunshine”: Racial Realignment of the Seminoles in the Selling of Jim Crow Florida.Shealy's Official Skunk Ape HeadquartersStromberg, Joseph. “On the Trail of Florida's Bigfoot—the Skunk Ape” (March 6, 2014).“The Man Behind Florida's Favorite Cryptid: The Skunk Ape,” Atlas Obscura, 2015“Tribal Beliefs About Bigfoot,” The Journal of Chickasaw History and Culture, Vol. 13, is. 1. (Spring 2012), by Verna ToddMusic: Intro and outro: ​Underneath the Christmas Tree (Instrumental) by myuu http://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/q8fX3In7Qng

The Chicago Defender played an important role in the Great Migration of African Americans fleeing the violence of the Jim Crow South. Beginning in the 1970s, digital technology like VDTs had a big impact on newspaper production, including at places like the Defender.

What is the Great Replacement theory and how is it connected to the recent mass shooting in Buffalo? On today's podcast Danielle Sanders, Managing Editor of the Chicago Defender, joins host Ramses Ja to discuss this topic. Danielle is also the National News Manager for Real Times Media and has been covering the Buffalo shooting since the story broke.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on SYCK, I'm interviewing long-time Googler, Fabian Elliott, who has ten years of tech experience and who has leveraged data to further social justice education and change through his company Black Tech Mecca. He is opening up about his wild ride at Google, his entrepreneurial mindset and learning the balance of work and family. Fabian speaks about his experience with  diversity at Google and his role in revitalizing Google's black employee group. He also speaks to the difficulties and rewards in leading social equity conversations at the height of racial tensions in 2020. Fabian and I talk about the actions we can take to increase diversity in our own companies and how to grow your professional network in both quantity and quality.   IN THIS EPISODE: [04:34] Fabian's entrepreneurial and professional background [11:20] Alternative career interests [25:19] Diversity at Google and creating Black Tech Mecca [33:58] Google's response to racial issues and Fabian's experience  [39:13] What actions can individuals take to increase diversity in their circles and companies [45:00] How to grow your network in quality and quantity [52:00] Best career advice and book recommendations   KEY TAKEAWAYS:   Fabian created Black Tech Mecca out of a desire to use data for social change. It started as a company survey and expanded to include cities and communities as a way to use data to inform better programming and resources for underrepresented and underserved groups.  Companies need to be aware and provide support for their leaders who are working to make social and racial justice progress. It is extremely taxing and if there isn't adequate support from top leadership, it can lead to burnout.  Don't necessarily chase a particular title or role. Instead focus on what problems you're passionate about solving. Always maximize your options and don't limit your potential by your decision making.  RESOURCE LINKS syckpodcast.com   BIO: Fabian Elliott is the past President and Chief Executive Officer of Black Tech Mecca, Inc. and currently a Customer Experience Lead at Google Cloud Africa. Black Tech Mecca helps cities assess racial equity in the local tech sector and surface fresh insights that accelerate measurable growth. BTM developed a proprietary SMART BTE City Assessment Framework consisting of 39 key indicators and 120 metrics spanning K-12, Higher Education, Corporate, and Entrepreneurship pillars which has been deployed in three major cities funded by Google, NBC-Comcast, and the Knight Foundation. In his role at Google Cloud, Fabian helps bring the best of Google Cloud to their largest African customers on their Digital Transformation journeys. Prior to launching BTM, Fabian led the revamp, revitalization, and rebrand of Google's black employee group in which he completed his term as inaugural appointed Global Co-Chair back in 2015. In this role, Fabian co-chaired the 10-person leadership team responsible for the 700+ membership across the company and the 14 chapters spanning the globe including London, Dublin, and Sao Paulo. Fabian is recognized by Builtin Chicago as one of the Top 50 Tech Influencers to follow, 2016 Porsche Power 30 Under 30 in Technology, Chicago Defender 2017 Newsmaker Award – Technology, 2017 Black Enterprise Modern Man 100, and 2019 Museum of Science and Industry Black Creativity Innovator. His work with Black Tech Mecca has been featured in Ebony, Black Enterprise, The Chicago Tribune, Comcast Newsmakers and other media outlets. Fabian Elliott on LinkedIn Fabian Elliott Instagram https://www.blacktechmecca.org

#OTD Black owned newspaper The Chicago Defender began as a weekly publication.

BlackFacts.com presents the black fact of the day for May 1st.Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize.She graduated from Wilson Junior College in Chicago in 1936. Her early verses appeared in the Chicago Defender, a newspaper written primarily for that city's African American community. Brooks published her first poem, "Eventide", in a children's magazine, American Childhood, when she was 13 years old. By the age of 16, she had already written and published approximately 75 poems. Her characters were often drawn from the inner city life that Brooks knew well. She said, "I lived in a small second-floor apartment at the corner, and I could look first on one side and then the other. There was my material."Annie Allen (1949), for which she won the Pulitzer Prize, is a loosely connected series of poems related to an African American girl's growing up in Chicago. Her autobiographical "Report From Part One", including reminiscences, interviews, photographs and vignettes, came out in 1972, and "Report From Part Two" was published in 1995, when she was almost 80.She was considered one of America's leading black writers. She was praised for her use of language and the way people identified with her writing.Learn black history, teach black history at blackfacts.com

The U.S House of Representatives recently voted 220-204 in favor of legalizing  marijuana under the MORE Act. The bill now heads to the Senate for confirmation. If the MORE Act is passed by the US Senate, marijuana will no longer be listed as a federally banned drug. On today's episode, Host Ramses Ja and Danielle Sanders, Managing Editor of the Chicago Defender and National News Director at Real Times Media discuss the MORE Act and how this bill will impact the Black Community if it becomes law.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In American history, we were taught that pioneers and homesteaders moved from east to west settling the continent in the greater pursuit of “Manifest Destiny” -- killing and obfuscating the First Nations peoples' way of life.  However, another American pattern often overlooked is the migration from south to the north.  Starting less than a century after a Black man of Haitian decent named Jean Baptiste Point DeSable became Chicago's first non-indigenous settler; African Americans in large numbers began leaving southern States and moving to the north, which historians now call “The Great Migration”.  Their motives were that of people everywhere seeking jobs, opportunity, and a better life. Northern States offered jobs and a relief from the weight of Jim Crow. For many Chicago had became a beacon of hope as Black-owned newspapers and in particular the “Chicago Defender”, distributed by Pullman Porters, gave hope to generations of former slaves, farmers, and sharecroppers.  Beginning as early as the 1880s and then from approximately 1910 to the 1970, rural southern Blacks by the thousands made their way north throughout these decades. And, just as the journey changed them, their music, culture, and customs changed Chicago.  Northern cities, and Chicago in particular, were not always welcoming, as decent  housing was scarce as restrictive covenants and red-lining forced African Americans to live in "The Black Belt”. This tightly constrained strip of blocks on the city's south side, initially between 22nd and 31st Streets, later extending south to 39th and eventually to 95th Street and roughly sandwiched between the railroad tracks of the Rock Island on the west and Illinois Central to the east.  But even with forced segregation, many black businesses thrived, and a sense of place was established creating Bronzeville and its famous “Stroll”. Join the Windy City Historians as we delve into the Great Migration with Dr. Charles Brahnam, author and professor, and the perfect guide to take us on a journey into the Great Migration. A trip populated by famous brave and fearless black Chicagoans such as Ida B. Wells, Oscar DePriest, and Robert S. Abbott and into a better understand of this massive cultural shift for the nation and Chicago in particular. King Oliver Jazz Band "The Long-Lasting Legacy of the Great Migration", by Isabel Wilkerson for Smithsonian Magazine, Sept. 2016Great Migration from Encyclopedia of Chicago websiteDr. Charles Russell Branham interview on C-SpanSteve Green story from the Arkansas Encyclopedia websiteIllinois Gov. Len Small from Wikipedia (Please note in our interview we say he was governor, but at the time of the Steve Green story he was involved in Illinois politics but not yet governor.)Ida B Wells: WTTW Chicago StoriesIda B. Wells biography from the Black Past websiteIda B. Wells-Burnett biography from the Women's History websiteFerdinand Lee Barnett's biography from the Black Past websiteRobert S Abbott biography on WikipediaOscar Stanton De Priest biography on WikipediaEdward Herbert Wright biography on WikipediaJesse Binga biography on WikipediaCarter G. Woodson biography on WikipediaChicago Race Riot of 1919 on WikipediaJim Crow laws from Wikipedia"History of Lynching in America" from the NAACP websiteA recommended book, THE DEFENDER: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America From the Age of the Pullman Porters to the Age of Obama By Ethan MichaeliBoll weevil devastation from WikipediaPullman Porters from WikipediaThe Jones Boys, "From Riots to Renaissance: Policy Kings" from WTTW's websiteThe Incredible History and Cultural Legacy of the Bronzeville Neighborhood from Chicago Detours websiteExplore Bronzeville from the Blueprint for Bronzeville websiteBooker T. Washington biography from WikipediaThe South Side's Last Remaining Jazz Landmarks article from Chicago Magazine Thomas A. Dorsey from the Gospel Music Hall of Fame websiteMahalia JacksonMahalia Jackson performs...

Real Times Media CEO Hiram E. Jackson joins Host Ramses Ja for a important discussion on the legacy of Black owned newspaper brands and how his company is preserving the history of Black media while evolving how it is accessed .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Here is a great piece of Black history, two cousins, Roberta G. Thomas and Flaurience Sengstacke, traveled Europe during the early 1930s. The stories of their travel were published in the Chicago Defender. Do your research on these women enjoy.

Today we are featuring one of the icons of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the fathers of Black Literature, Langston Hughes. James Mercer Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1901, in Joplin, Missouri. His parents divorced when he was a young child, and he was raised by his grandmother until he was thirteen. He moved to Lincoln, Illinois with his mother and her husband for a spell, before the family eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Hughes began writing poetry as a teen, and after graduating from high school, he spent a year in Mexico with his father, followed by a year at Columbia University in New York City. During this time, he worked odd jobs and began to write in earnest. Hughes claimed Paul Laurence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman as his primary influences. In November 1924, he moved to Washington, D.C. and in 1926, after Hughes's first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, (Knopf, 1926) was published by Alfred A. Knopf He graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1929 and in 1930 his first novel, Not Without Laughter (Knopf, 1930), won the Harmon gold medal for literature.Harlem functioned as Hughe's muse and he wrote novels, short stories, plays, and poetry, in particular being connected to the world of jazz. His work was one of the cornerstones that defined the Harlem Renaissance, but Hughes vision encompassed the stories of Black people throughout the United States.He established his voice through a variety of mediums, contributing articles and writing a longstanding newspaper column in the Chicago Defender and other papers to develop the Jesse B Simple character which turned into four volumes of prose. He compiled and edited “The Poetry of the Negro” alongside Arna Borntemps, bringing new black voices into the literary fold, and he penned a dozen plays, childrens books and the acclaimed autobiography, “The Big Sea”. The critic Donald B. Gibson noted in the introduction to Modern Black Poets: A Collection of Critical Essays (Prentice Hall, 1973) that Hughes “differed from most of his predecessors among black poets… in that he addressed his poetry to the people, specifically to black people. During the twenties when most American poets were turning inward, writing obscure and esoteric poetry to an ever decreasing audience of readers, Hughes was turning outward, using language and themes, attitudes and ideas familiar to anyone who had the ability simply to read... Until the time of his death, he spread his message humorously—though always seriously—to audiences throughout the country, having read his poetry to more people (possibly) than any other American poet.”In Hughes's own words, his poetry is about "workers, roustabouts, and singers, and job hunters on Lenox Avenue in New York, or Seventh Street in Washington or South Side in Chicago—people up today and down tomorrow, working this week and fired the next, beaten and baffled, but determined not to be wholly beaten, buying furniture on the installment plan, filling the house with roomers to help pay the rent, hoping to get a new suit for Easter—and pawning that suit before the Fourth of July."Langston Hughes died of complications from prostate cancer on May 22, 1967, in New York City. In his memory, his residence at 20 East 127th Street in Harlem has been given landmark status. His ashes are interred beneath a floor medallion in the middle of the foyer in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem.Today, Black Books Live will present three of Hughes works of short fiction that were featured in “The Short Stories of Langston Hughes”, edited by Dr. Akiba Sullivan Harper, published in 1996. The stories are presented in the following order: “Rock, Church”, “Trouble With Angels”, and “Spanish Blood,” a short story by Langston Hughes first published in “Metropolis,” magazine. December 29, 1934.

James Mercer Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1901 in Joplin, Missouri. He died May 22, 1967. He was an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was known as one of the earliest innovators of the literary form called jazz poetry, However, Hughes is best known as a leader of the Harlem renaissance period. Hughes grew up in a series of mid western towns, and became a prolific writer at an early age. He moved to New York City as a young person, where he made his career. He graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio and soon began studies at Columbia University in New York. Although he dropped out, he gained notice from New York publishers. When he eventually graduated from Lincoln University, he already had books published and wrote for The Crisis magazine. In addition to poetry, Langston Hughes wrote essays and short stories. He also published several nonfiction works. From 1942 to 1962 as the US civil rights movement was gaining traction, he wrote a weekly column in a leading black newspaper, The Chicago Defender. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/katherine-hutchinson-hayes/support

It's time for some positive news and I hope you're ready because today's episode is all about The Chicago Defender and its founder, Robert S. Abbott. (07:42) To keep learning, check out: Noire Histoir podcast Demond Does podcast BlackPast.org

Extra! Extra! Hear all about Ethel Payne, the “First Lady of the Black Press," who as White House correspondent for the Chicago Defender made a name for herself by asking hard-hitting questions to presidents from Eisenhower to Nixon on behalf of her Black readership. (Extended bonus episode on Payne on its way within the week!)Lori's Good Black News article on Payne: https://goodblacknews.org/2019/02/03/bhm-extra-extra-read-all-about-ethel-payne-first-lady-of-the-black-press/More sources:Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press biography by James McGrathThe Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne children's biography by Lesa Cline-Ransome and John Parrahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN2Rf1c3KOw (Ethel Payne: First Lady of the Black Press)https://library.garrett.edu/collections/special-collections/womens-history-digital-exhibit/ethel-payne-1911-1991The daily drops of Good Black News are based on the “A Year of Good Black News Page-A-Day Calendar for 2022,” published by Workman Publishing, and available at workman.com, Amazon, Bookshop and other online retailers. For more Good Black News, check out goodblacknews.org or search and follow @goodblacknews anywhere on social.

In this episode of The Glenn Show, I’m talking to David E. Kaiser, author of many books about American and international political history. As a distinguished professional historian, David has seen many changes in the way history is written both inside and outside the academy, not all of them for the better. In this conversation, David talks about why Ta-Nehisi Coates’s highly influential 2014 essay “The Case for Reparations” and the view of race and American history it represents leaves out many crucial facts about how we came to be where we are.We begin in a slightly counterintuitive place, with a discussion of how many historians’ views of the Cold War changed after Vietnam. In David’s telling, it became more and more common to see historians placing blame for escalating hostilities on the U.S.’s foreign policy rather than the U.S.S.R.’s. David sees a similar sort of revisionism at work in contemporary historians’ perspectives on the New Deal, which is now sometimes described as a purposefully racially discriminatory enterprise. David pushes back against this interpretation, pointing to the South’s pursuit of industry and cheap labor as a better explanation for the New Deal’s flaws than racial animus. We also discuss statistics indicating that, while blacks did earn significantly less money than whites, the years after World War II saw tremendous economic growth in black communities. And, while redlining policies certainly did have a negative impact on the ability of blacks to acquire wealth, those policies alone only tell part of the black economic story. Finally, David ends our discussion by reading from a fascinating 1940 editorial in the black newspaper the Chicago Defender that endorses FDR for a third term. I truly enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you will as well! A New Home for TGSThe video for this episode is hosted on my own new YouTube channel, which is now the home of The Glenn Show. I invite you to subscribe to this channel (and click the bell button!) now so that you don't miss future offerings. This newsletter will continue to publish as usual with the same benefits for subscribers.0:00 Intro 2:35 The post-Vietnam reevaluation of the Cold War 13:12 David: Academic historians largely have abandoned the idea of objective truth 18:23 Were black people really excluded from the New Deal? 32:06 The fortunes of black veterans after WWII 40:19 Why redlining doesn't tell the whole story about the racial wealth gap 49:49 Why the Chicago Defender endorsed FDR in 1940Links and ReadingsDavid’s memoir, A Life in HistoryDavid’s book, No End Save Victory: How FDR Led the Nation into WarDavid’s book, American Tragedy: Kennedy, Johnson, and the Origins of the Vietnam WarGlenn’s conversation with Daniel Bessner, “American Empire before and after 9/11”Ira Katznelson’s book, When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in AmericaTa-Nehisi Coates’s essay, “The Case for Reparations”The Chicago Fed’s paper, “The Effects of the 1930s HOLC ‘Redlining’ Maps”Andrew Fenton’s article, “WTF happened in 1971 (and why the f**k it matters so much right now)” This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

When we started Columbus Can't Wait we understood the legacy and power of Black owned and operated media. We like to think that we're following in the footsteps of publications that have always inspired us such as Freedom's Journal, The North Star, and The Chicago Defender which paved the way for magazines like Jet, Essence, and Ebony and of course, the TV network BET. Without them there would be no CCW. That's why on this week's episode we spoke with another local, Black independent media maker, DaVante Goins, the founder of The Unbossed Network. Follow and support The Unbossed Network on Facebook. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/columbus-cant-wait/message

As the Managing Principal of Hunken Ewing Financial Group, Mr. Van A. Ewing II shares responsibility for firm-wide management with Mr. Scott B. Hunken and is member to the Executive Leadership team. He holds the primary leadership position in the firm for their recruiting and retention, wealth management and investments, compliance, and marketing. Additionally, he acts as a consultant and mentor to all members of the firm. With 16 years of experience, Van is a recognized leader in the insurance and financial services industry. He has qualified for Guardian's Leader's Club three times and Guardian's Presidential Citation in Field Management award, Platinum level. Van has been a multiple qualifier for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT). Mr. Ewing received his BBA in Finance from Southern Illinois University- Edwardsville and his MBA in Finance from Howard University. He serves as a Board Member of NAIFA Illinois Foundation, Board Member of Howard University School of Business, and previously served as Corporate Advisory Board Member of LaRabida Hospital and the American Lung Association-Chicago Region. Van has also been recognized as a “Man of Excellence” by the Chicago Defender in 2015 and as one of Howard University's most prominent business school alumni in 2010. On May 11, 2018, Mr. Ewing had the privilege of returning to his alma mater to deliver the Keynote address to the Howard University School of Business, 2018 Graduation class. Prior to joining Hunken Ewing Financial Group, Van was Managing Partner for New York Life Insurance Company (NYLIC). He was responsible for growing agency and managing teams in insurance, retirement, and financial planning. He was responsible for growing the downtown Chicago NYLIC office from scratch to one of the largest offices in the NYLIC agency system. His career began at Texaco, Inc. (now known as Chevron Corp.), with his last position being Director of Corporate Development and Strategic Initiatives. Van currently resides in the Andersonville area of Chicago with his wife, Elizabeth, and their two sons. As a family, they enjoy University of Wisconsin Badger football games, attending Formula-1 racing events globally, long walks and runs through the city with their two dogs, and relaxing with nearby family and friends. As a hobby, Van loves the tasting of small Napa vineyard wines and specific wines of the Burgundy region of France. He is also very active in his church, St. Paul's United Church of Christ and serves on the church's Capital Campaign Committee. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/humovemakers/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humovemakers/support

(S2, EP 7) For this week's episode for the podcast's Season 2 theme, "1975", Tony Ho Tran, 2nd generation mixed Viet American writer / storyteller and genealogist, spoke about his journey to learn who his grandfather was through a DNA test he took through 23nme. Along the journey, he learned more about his mother and grandmother's difficult past during the time of the Vietnam War and their resettlement into the US. He talked about the impact of discovering his family DNA, and reflected back on his challenges he faced as a mixed race child in Sioux City, Iowa. Check out this interview! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special thanks to my sponsor, Lawrence and Argyle, a Viet-American owned merchandise line representing immigrant empowerment. Get yourself a pin, hoodie or t-shirt and show off your immigrant pride. Visit them at www.lawrenceandargyle.com or follow them on IG @LawrenceandArgyle or on Facebook. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bio: Tony Ho Tran is a writer living in Chicago, Illinois. His work has been seen in Playboy, Huff Post, Narratively, The Chicago Defender, and many other places where fine writing is published. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/banhmichronicles/support

The Chicago Defender is an African-American owned and operated newspaper founded in 1905 by Robert S. Abbott. It brought publicity to race riots in 1919 and reported on the lynching of black citizens. The paper would also rewrite stories pertaining to its readers with an African-American point of view. Abbott also hired the first female newspaper editor to work at the Defender. When Abbott died, in 1942, his nephew, John Sengstacke, succeeded him as the proprietor of the paper. Its later articles on the racial dynamic of the White House news reporting got the first ever black reporter allowed in the press briefings. Sengstacke also made deals with President Truman using the paper's clout in order to desegregate the military. After 114 years, the Defender has published its last paper and will be continuing as an online website for readers. Today, we have a conversation with Ethan Michaeli about the history of the Defender's coverage and its influence on the politics and culture of that era.   Guest: Ethan Michaeli is an award-winning Chicago based author, publisher, and journalist. He was a copy editor at the Chicago Defender for five years and has written a book detailing its history, achievements, and struggle, entitled The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America, as well as Twelve Tribes: Promise and Peril in the New Jerusalem.   The post The Racial Dynamic and Reporting of the Chicago Defender appeared first on KPFA.