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Seeing Red In 'The Color Purple'

Journey To My Alma Mater: In Search Of Solace, Memories and Marrow

Out Of 'Massa's' House And Building My Own

In Troubled Times, A Message From The Musketeers

Living Life As A Shadow, But No Longer Silent

'Soul Cries, Soul Survives': A Song of Loss And Hope

A Season of Thanksgiving; Gratitude for Healing, Memories and Blessings

A Timeless Chicago West Side Story: One Man's Journey of Faith, Hope And Clarity

'Providence'—One Man, One Little School, One Big Dream

'Unforgotten': The Murder and Disappearance of Thousands of Black Women and Girls

WestSide Press Congratulates John W. Fountain

Beautiful Ghana – Portraits of A Son Come Home

Born In The USA — 'But As A Black Man on The Fourth of July, I’m Still Not Free'

Africa Calling: Lessons, Reflections and Portraits of A Fulbright Scholar’s Journey to Ghana

Reflections on Fatherhood: ‘There Is Hope For Healing’

With Gratitude to My Readers: 'The Best Is Yet To Come'

A Message to Class of 2023: 'Haters Gon' Hate; Let It Shine'

'Diary of A Freed Black Journalist': A Lesson in Perseverance, Honor And Respect

John Fountain's Winning Peter Lisagor Award Entry

On Mother’s Day, A Tribute And Praise of All Black Mothers

Way Black When: Remembering and Rebuilding Community

'Pomp, But No Power?'

In Windy City Politics, Race Still Matters

A New Colonialism in Africa; But Black People Still Hold Key to Healing Our Own Communities

'Land of The Spree, Home of The Grave'

On Ghosts, Hope and Fires: 'Remembering When My Neighborhood Burned in 1968'

'It Was The Sweetest Of Times': Food, Family & Memories

'I Love Ghana; Ghana Almost Loved Me'

Thank You, Dear Reader

Where are the Black voices in my hometown newspaper that tell 'our' stories?

A Son of The Church Replies

As Black History Month Begins, Tell The Story

It Matters That Tyre's Alleged Killers Were Black

A Prominent Pastor Responds to 'No Place For Me'

No Place For Me

"No Place For Me"

Would Dr. King Be Welcome To Speak at Church Today?

Welcome to "50 Cent A Word: Diary of a Freed Black Journalist"

From Africa Back Home to America: Reflections and Lessons Learned

Coming Home: Reflections and Lessons Learned