Category Archives: Diversity & Multiculturalism
Globe Trotting with Deanna
On October 20th many years ago, Linda and I were married in Old Town Chelsea, London. On October 23rd we picked up our closest friend, Deanna Petersohn, from Heathrow Airport to continue exploring England and France with. Early Friday morning, … Continue reading
Metea: “We will sell no more…”
A Potowatomi chief from near the Wabash River, Metea’s birth date is unknown, although it is believed that he fought for the British during the War of 1812 and died in 1827. In Smokestacks and Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago … Continue reading
Ken Green’s One Man Parade
Ken Green (b. 1964) used to be a graphic artist for the Department of Children and Family Services in Chicago, and was perhaps the funniest slam poet on the Chicago scene, until…(see below). Though he was not the youngest writer … Continue reading