Filmmaker Looking for Participants for Mannequin Challenge in Chicago
CHICAGO, Il. - Last week, Mohamed Nazar was sitting in a coffee shop with his friend, creating scenarios for a mannequin challenge he is...
Standing Rock: A View From The Front
The Tangled Thread Stories contributor Rob Wilson, of Rob Wilson Photography, is on the ground at Standing Rock. On Nov. 22, Wilson...
Black & White: An American Love Story
I love white men. I always have... from the time I was a child, growing up watching old movies with my mother. In these movies, white men...
Transgender Declaration of Existence
EDITOR'S NOTE: This piece originally appeared as a Facebook post written by Gretchen Rachel Hammond. We use a version edited for The...
Community Healing Is Needed And Available in Chicago
Jon Poindexter owns Solutions for Optimal Health, a practice that offers psychotherapy and holistic health. In the past six years, he has...
Student Representation and Talking it Out Key to Students Feeling Safe
Security in Chicago Schools varies. Some use a three-fold system with metal detectors, security personal and regular bag checks, while in...
Our Future Must be Inclusive
I am a female. I have daughters & a son. I am disabled. I have five people in my life that I consider my best friends: two of these are...
"The Middle Ground is Hard to Stand on..."
The night of the election, I reposted an instagram photo which was trending. It read, "If you vote for Trump today, make sure to explain...
We Let Them Off the Hook
America has shown her true colors. I've known it all of my life. I've seen it acted out. I've experienced it acted out. I needed no...
This is Not My America
America is the country of my birth. And there have been times that I was passionately proud to be an American. Today is not one of those...
