Some years ago as I was driving down Jeffery Ave. in my South Shore community, I observed an older woman in distress. She had tripped, gotten herself entangled in a wire fence around a patch of grass and was having difficulty in her attempt to get up. I i

Several weeks ago, I was returning to Chicago from an extended weekend in historic Richmond, Virginia. Because I waited too late to make airline reservations, I was unable to book a direct flight. So my travel itinerary had me changing planes in Atlanta.O

If my memory serves me correctly, it was the evening of October 11, 1984, and I was standing in tiptoe anticipation on a chair not far from the outdoor stage at Comiskey Park. Along with thousands of others, I was waiting for Michael Jackson and the rest

On Monday mid-morning, June 15, I joined with a number of Chicagoans at The Field Museum to view 150-plus images in a compelling exhibit presented by the Chicago Urban League. "Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956 – 1

I was born many, many moons ago at Provident Hospital to the beloved union of Lemage Samuel Fambro Jr. (“L.S.”) and Lois DeRuth Davenport Fambro. My first home was in Bronzeville on what was then South Parkway Ave. – now Dr. Martin Luthe

Well, the Chicago Defender is now located in lovely headquarters in the heart of the Bronzeville Community at 4445 S. Michigan Ave., in what "back in the day" was the famed Metropolitan Funeral Home. The staff has settled in, and we are fast bec

Just in case you don't know, the Chicago Defender is about to move its offices from downtown (200 S. Michigan Ave.) back to the community - to "the hood" - where we will once again have a strong community presence and be accessible to our loyal

All the recent media buzz about the Obama’s new pet, Bo, the six-month-old Portuguese Water Dog, has caused me to go back into my memory bank to my first pet, Stumpy, who I remember looks a lot like Bo. But we were told that his breed was Water Span