As a young, black man, my hair was just part of what made me different in high school. Too often, that meant negative judgement. People shamed me. Some said my hair looked “nappy,” and it drove me...

Don’t Sleep on Billie Eilish… DeAnte Washington Billie Eilish’s second album, “When we All Fall Asleep, Where do we go?,” gives me flashbacks of young adolescence and teenage angst. Being...

The College of DuPage kicked off Women’s History Month last week with a screening of  “Girl Rising,” a film by Richard E. Robbins. It told a story of nine girls from developing countries who overcome...

Black History Month begins Feb. 1. For African Americans, there are certain aspects that must be addressed to understand why it should be important to American society. The reality is, much of the important...

On Feb. 24, Peter Farrelly and the cast received an award for best picture at the 91st Academy Awards for their film, “Green Book.” This Oscars was a celebrated imbroglio; Green Book’s winning caused...

  Some of y’all about to be real mad at me, but it must be said. We’re not new to police brutality. We can add to the list of problems that black people deal with in America today. White people...

As Black History Month comes to an end, I felt drawn to talk about what it means to be black. If you're black, you're black all the time. Every day. Not just for 28 days of the year. Being a black man,...