Urban Prep Academies senior Amari Austin, who was accepted at 73 different schools, walks onstage as to the applause of the faculty during the school’s Signing Day celebration at Daley Plaza on Thursday in the Loop, Thursday afternoon, May 19, 2022, Amari Austin’s house brings to mind that Harry Potter scene in which a blizzard Read More…
Preceding my first confrontation with a racist bully, when I was nine years old, I was proud to be Black. I felt that being African-American was a gift with many perks and that all shades of brown should be considered just as beautiful as pale or olive skin tones were. I was raised in a Read More…
By Mae Johnson W. Clement Stone once said, “Little Hinges Swing Big Doors”! What he essentially meant was, the small things we do open the door to the big things in life. W. Clement Stone also announced that, “Tough times don’t last, tough people do”!This message is intended to let you know that you can Read More…