Fifty Years Forward... Are you sure about that, Birmingham?

Are you sure about that? An article from the February 1980 issue of Ebony, celebrating the election of Richard Arrington - the first black m...

Defund Poverty Inc? Just Go Over the Fiscal Cliff

In 1960, Detroit was 72% white; today, it's 92% black Memphis, Tennessee. Located in Shelby County, the city of 652,000 is 63 percent bl...

Same Tune, Different Pitch: Jesse Jackson on Chicago's 500th Homcide

PK NOTE: Last post on Chicago -- gotta save a lot of good stuff for the book. Bring back Restrictive Covenants: I want high property value N...

"Civilization's going to pieces": A Demographic Breakdown of America's Most Dangerous Cities

"Civilization's going to pieces. I've gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things... The idea is if we don't look out th...

If You Want Peace, Prepare for War

Coming February 2, 2013 Congratulations to the black and Hispanic people of Chicagoland for once again providing the ammunition necessary to...

A Kernel of Truth: What a Lawsuit Filed by Three Black Teachers in Chicago Tells us About Life in Obama's City

Occasionally, a story is reported in the press containing kernels of truth which haven't quite popped correctly to produce the buttery, ...

Life During Wartime: 8% White Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Spending on Security, Police and Metal Detectors

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) already have armed cops in schools; and metal detectors; and cameras; and resource officers; and off-duty cops....