Mental Health

For counselor and university professor Dr. Michael Hannon, the fact that Juneteenth and Father’s Day were celebrated on the same day this year (June 19) was “an awesome coincidence.” The shared date provided an opportunity to honor Black fathers “who are doing their best to protect, provide and prepare their...

Family is a word you often hear following “my.” For many, family is personal, sentimental, affectionate, supportive and sometimes dysfunctional. The family I share checks all the boxes except personal. By definition, “personal” is “belonging to a particular person rather than to anyone else.” Thus, I would like to...

Chicago’s Willis Tower, the tallest building in the city, was an appropriate venue for this year’s Waymaker Men’s Summit, where attendees were encouraged to reach higher. The two-day “Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone for Growth”-themed gathering brought inspirational and educational challenges from leading voices in business, entertainment, media, sports,...