There’s no denying this month of March has been mad. Here in Chicago, politics always take the cake. Pioneering African-American historian John Hope Franklin left us, but not before the first African-American president has a little time to ruffle some feathers and face the country’s scrutiny.

Panel:
Chicago Tribune’s Eric Zorn
Chicago Reporter’s Kimbriell Kelly
WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer

Poll: Who was the top newsmaker this month?
Archive: Richard Steele’s Interview with John Hope Franklin