Celebrations

Michael Harriot was a former Senior Writer at TheRoot.com where he covered the intersection of race, politics, and culture. He is currently an author, poet, and writer for The Grio, The Amber Ruffin Show, and his books Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America and The Situation in South Carolina: A Novel. Harriot holds a degree in mass communications and history from Auburn University and an MA in macroeconomics from Florida State University.

Chicago is a city full of history, and true Chicagoans know that there is a richness here in the city that is often hidden because much of it involves the Black residents and their contributions to making Chi-town as amazing as it is. Shermann Thomas is one of those Chicagoans, and he’s been making a name for himself. Specifically as the Chicago History guy 6FiggaDilla.

Angela Johnson  You know how you reach for a book often to read to your child, and quite honestly don’t pay attention to who the author is until you’re doing …

Walter Mosley, author, has written some of the best mysteries you’ve probably never read, and this is the year you should start.

Edward T. Welburn is an automobile designer and was General Motors’ Vice President of Global Design from 2003 to 2016. He’s one of the reasons that GM vehicles sold so well between those years.

You sing a song, and I’ll sing a song, and we’ll sing a song together… Many of you may know this famous line from a famous song, by this famous …