Favorite Rap Songs 2024 by City/RegionRap music is my favorite new music to listen to personally. A big reason for that is the regional sounds that develop in different cities…Oct 25Oct 25
Favorite Music Songs 2023I no longer do much writing these days but because I still try to listen to as much music as possible, I thought it would be fun to make a…Dec 8, 2023Dec 8, 2023
Forrest Stuart InterviewThanks again for taking the time. I really appreciate it… I’m really excited to get to talk with you. This is one of my favorite books…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
AFRICOM & BLMOctober 2021 was the 13th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM). Accordingly, the Black Alliance for…Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021
Ballad of the Bullet Book ReviewThe Ballad of the Bullet: Gangs, Drill Music, and the Power of Online Infamy by Stanford sociologist Forrest Stuart is an essential read…Nov 14, 2021Nov 14, 2021
FBG Duck, GoodKidsMadCity, and Real Solutions to Gun ViolenceIn early October, five South Siders from the Parkway Gardens “O-Block’’ apartment complex were indicted on racketeering conspiracy charges…Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021
CPD Police Riot 7/17/20Chicagoans know through experience what a police riot looks like — some would even say that CPD’s brutality at the 1968 Democratic…Jul 16, 2021Jul 16, 2021
Defund CPD Public CommentsTo the Joint Committee: Budget and Government Operations; Public SafetySep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020