Opinion
Black culture getting us through quarantine
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Black content creators are using social media site to highlight their experiences in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, writes John W. Fountain III.
Faith
The spiritual stimulus plan
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Now is the time to take stock of your life, says Daryl Satcher. Just as it is vital in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic to boost your immune system and get plenty of rest, you also should boost your mind, body and soul, Satcher says.
coronavirus
This is the time for jails, prisons to release non-violent offenders
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The Austin lawmaker urges West Side residents to let him know about family members who should be released from prison to reduce the changes of spreading the coronavirus.
Black social workers
The seven year striving of a black male social worker
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A West Side native evaluates his journey of life and learning that he’s undertaken as a black social worker.
Opinion
DEI starts with us
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Don’t be guilty of excluding people from your churches, communities and organizations based on gender, class, cliques, partisan politics and personal agendas, writes Valerie F. Leonard. Engaging in such behavior stunts progress.
Kobe Bryant
How we can honor Kobe Bryant
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Daryl Satcher shares his feelings about the NBA great’s time here on earth and his legacy after dying in a helicopter crash last month. His 13-year-old daughter Gigi was also killed in the crash.
voting
New law makes it easier for the incarcerated to vote
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State lawmaker La Shawn Ford reminds Chicagoans of a new law that allows people awaiting trial to vote in elections.
fitness
New Year resolutions?
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Daryl Satcher doesn’t do New Year’s resolutions; he does all year-long resolutions or he makes life-long resolutions.
Opinion
Give thanks for what you can do
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford shares his thoughts on this Thanksgiving Day. “Wherever we find ourselves, we have to be thankful for the opportunity to live another day to help each other with our given talents,” he writes. AustinTalks wishes every one a happy Thanksgiving. We are grateful for your support.
Opinion
A different world than where we come from
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Since the dawn of the civil war, blacks have psychologically struggled with identity, and they do not have a unified opinion of their experiences in America, writes columnist John W. Fountain III.