Nowadays, being a child in middle school can be hard. But imagine if you don’t speak the language, your skin color is dark and your hair doesn’t flow like other girl's hair does when the wind blows....
If you’d like to be a published artist and get featured in upcoming issues of The Independent’s new “ArtistoftheWeek“ Section, please copy these questions into an email and respond to the questions...
"The King of Pop,” “The Queen of Soul,” “The Empress of Soul” – all are honorific nicknames in popular music and when mentioned, exert something in our minds when mentioned.
During Black...
Eric Idle, of “Monty Python,” published his life memoir, which he calls a “sortabiography,” in 2018. Titled “Always Look On The Bright Side of Life,” it is a hilarious and tear-jerking reflection...
Northeastern Illinois University's Department of Communication, Media and Theater (CMT) presents “Babel” by Jacqueline Goldfinger. Directed by CMT faculty member Dan Wirth, he talked to The Independent...
What’s your background and how do you think it has affected your work?
I am a Mexican-American artist who spent most of her life living in Mexico. Despite the beautiful life and culture in my country,...
After almost two years of hiatus, Northeastern Illinois University’s (NEIU) Auditorium is once again transformed into a cinema. And not just any cinema; into a yesteryear cinema. One of those before...
Now is the time to collect yourself, put into action some self-care, and make time for family and friends. The one thing that can throw a wrench into your plans is living on a college student’s budget....
“Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America” by John McWhorter, an associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University, is an excellent examination of contemporary antiracism,...
During one of the most contentious presidencies in the history of our democracy, “Peril” allows you to be a proverbial fly on the wall. The reader is skillfully led through the timeline of what had...
As the saying goes, history tends to repeat itself. Isabel Allende artfully tells the tale of Violeta del Valle and the life she lived during the time of the Spanish Flu. Reading this novel was truly a...
