Last Sunday not only marked the annual celebration of fatherhood, but it also ushered in the first day of summer. The days and weeks leading up to it had few indications when or if the season would ever appear. It was as if summer was on the block with wi

“Everybody’s crazy ‘bout a dressed man” or so the song goes. There’s a lot of truth in that statement, and I’ve often tried to put it to the test. I can remember attending a writer’s conference in Atlanta back in

I’m a die hard Sox fan, and with the exception of what I call “the years of transgression”, I always have been and always will be. During the “Y.OT.,” I rooted for the Cubs; I even had a hat and wore it all the time. I r

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

A few weeks ago, the city was abuzz with excitement. A somewhat immature Bulls team led by an inexperienced first-time head coach and homegrown rookie phenom Derrick Rose nearly upstaged the defending World Champion Boston Celtics in the first round

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

  I love neckties. I don’t wear one everyday but when I do, I take great care in choosing the right one. It starts with me deciding if I’m going to wear a suit or just a pair of slacks. I’ll stand in front of my closet staring in

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