Jackie Robinson West All-Stars

After a much celebrated win only a few short months ago, the Little League World Series champions hailing from the south side of Chicago are being stripped of their national title. The Jackie Robinson West All-Stars are losing their title due to a rule violation and the coach of the team is also being suspended. […]

It’s celebration day for the Jackie Robinson West All-Stars. Chicago is holding a rally in Jackie Robinson Park Wednesday morning and is hosting a parade for the National Champions winding from Chicago’s South Side to downtown, ending at Millennium Park on the city’s lakefront in a final rally. The all-African American team, hailing from the city’s South Side won […]

                As a Chicago native, I’m proudly watching a group of black boys from my beloved south side make a positive impact on the world–and give another view of black males to the world–other than the ones they are getting regularly on Monday mornings after reports of record […]