Fashion writer Simon Doonan sparked controversy when he asked why more black women don't wear their hair natural. But why are we having this conversation at all?
I used to see oldies as innocent tunes from a bygone era. But now I realize the tableaus these songs paint aren't always so rosy – at least if you're a woman.
The group behind a procession through Grant Park every June has agreed to pull the plug on that 48-year-old tradition and channel resources into a lower-budget parade the same day in Humboldt Park.
