Rekia Boyd, Eric Garner, Dillon Taylor, Laquan McDonald and Tamir Rice are only a handful of lives taken by law enforcement officials. Yet, support for a national boycott of Beyoncé’s concerts because...
Some people want to burn rubber on the streets and to be the boss of the road, feeling the wind in their face and the adrenaline through their veins.Yet some just want to ride through the streets worry-free....
While governors in most states are preparing budgets for 2017, Illinois has yet to pass its budget for 2016. In fact, the state hasn’t had a budget in eight months.
Due to Springfield’s failure...
It’s that extremely green time of year again, when our beer, river and clothes are decked out in the symbolic color of Ireland. The raucous drinking spectacular we see on the streets of Chicago today...
I feel absolutely horrible for Kesha. No one should be forced to work with someone who attacked and raped them. That’s tantamount to asking a murder victim’s family member to work side by side with...
We live in sad time when some police officers refuse to accept responsibility for their mistakes, especially when those mistakes leave people dead.
Chicago police officer, Robert Rialmo, who took the...
It makes sense to me that Women’s History Month takes place in March. Women have marched throughout history to make a difference in their societies. From the Women’s March on Versailles during the...
Unlike other month-long celebrations, Black History Month is observed not only in the United States, but in Canada and the United Kingdom as well. The Canadians also celebrate Black History in the month...
Over the past several weeks, the topic of rape and rape culture has been in the spotlight. The Independent does not support, promote or condone rape or assault in any way, shape, form or to any degree....
Over the past several weeks, the topic of rape and rape culture has been in the spotlight. The Independent does not support, promote or condone rape or assault in any way, shape, form or to any degree....
A coin flip is usually decides something simple, like choosing between eating chocolate or vanilla ice cream, wearing a red shirt or a blue shirt. Apparently it can also be used to see who gets the party...
