Meet the new editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine – Ms. Amy DuBois Barnett. Appointed to the coveted position today via reports from the Chicago Tribune, DuBois Barnett is an experienced author, creative writer and top media executive who’s previously been busy churning out great products with some familiar media gems. In the past, DuBois Barnett served […]
R&B star Michelle Williams struts her stuff down the red carpet for the opening night of Chicago at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The Destiny’s Child alum and three-time Broadway diva is officially set to reprise her lead role as Roxie Hart in the musical’s Los Angeles engagement. Last week, Williams gave fans a special […]
VIA: Myfoxphoenix.com An earthquake has occurred in the west suburbs near Geneva early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. At 3:59 a.m. an earthquake of a preliminary magnitude of 4.3 hit an area about five miles east of Sycamore, or about 4 miles west/northwest from Virgil, according to USGS geophysicist Amy Vaughn. The quake […]
VIA:Â EncyclopediaOfChicago.Org Oscar DePriest was born in Florence, Alabama, to ex-slaves. He arrived in Chicago in 1889. DePriest worked as a painter and decorator, reportedly on occasion passing for white to get a job. He developed his own contracting business and began participating in community affairs. He began his political career as a precinct secretary, […]
