Tag: Mahalia Jackson

By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader Thursday, the fifth day of the week, seems to be a day where the world’s biggest honorific names in music...

By Erick Johnson and J. Coyden Palmer, Chicago Crusader Something was clearly wrong with Doug Banks when he appeared at V-103’s splashy booth at the...

By Gene Demby, npr.com There's a strong argument to be made that Chicago's South Side is the cultural capital of black America, a place that...

By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader The roof is coming apart. The creaky wooden porch is aging with growing cracks. And the navy blue paint that...

By Vernon A. Williams, Gary Crusader Let’s get one thing straight from the start, brothers and sisters. We are NOT the descendants of slaves. Our proud...