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Diary of A Free Black Journalist Telling The Human Stories of The Forgotten, The Marginalized and The Invisible in Chicago and Beyond. This is home to John W. Fountain's column and other works.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 11
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- Sep 26, 2026
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- Jul 3, 2026
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The Ghetto Used To Be Good Enough (opens the original)
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A Mayor Dances, A City Bleeds: The Endless Cycle of Violence Claiming Young Black Men (opens the original)
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Nearly 40 Years, Too Many Funerals: A Chicago Reporter Reflects on a Generation of Lost Children (opens the original)
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What Can I Give On His 86th Birthday To The Father Who Gave His Life? (opens the original)
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On Stephen A. Smith’s NABJ Thumbs ‘Down Award,’’ This Black Journalist Calls BS (opens the original)
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