Gwendolyn Brooks' poetry presented readers with a look into the life of African-Americans.

At first encounter, Harmonia Rosales’s “The Creation of God” is striking. It is beautiful and familiar. Like Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam,” Rosales’s painting portrays the creation of humankind. However, the skin tones, gender and story being depicted by the artist are strikingly different.

If we expect law enforcement personnel to do their jobs properly, radical change is necessary.

The Defender was an essential community institution that shaped black ideas, politics and social life.

Mr. Thompson, one of the first African-Americans hired by a major Chicago advertising agency, is on a crusade to convince people of all races that this is not a black or white matter. Human beings represent a range of color.