The Root is an online magazine focused on African American politics, news, and culture, founded by renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Donald E. Graham about nine years ago. In a media landscape sorely lacking diversity at every leve…
Greetings from Starved Rock Country,
To visitors planning their first trip, and to those who are already loyal fans of the area, we welcome you to our newsletter! Located about an hour Southwest of Chicago, Starved Rock Country is a beauti…
“In the particular lies the universal.” James Joyce
Each issue In a Word explores the universal through the modest vessel a solitary word. The single word “water,” for example, contains the magnitude the ocean, stunning views t…