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Tyler’s Tree: A Celebration of Life, A Mother’s Resilience to Keep Search For Son’s Killer Alive

By John W. Fountain

Dec 28, 2022

Tyler’s Tree: A Celebration of Life, A Mother’s Resilience to Keep Search For Son’s Killer Alive

Dec 28, 2022

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John Wesley Fountain

No “Tiff”; Just Disrespect

“I wish we could have resolved this issue, but I respect John’s decision to resign. My approach is to be highly collaborative with writers…

Dec 19, 2022

No “Tiff”; Just Disrespect

Dec 19, 2022

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John Wesley Fountain

My Last Sun-Times Column Not in The Chicago Sun-Times — “50 Cent A Word: Diary of A Freed Black…

The Backstory:

Dec 6, 2022

My Last Sun-Times Column Not in The Chicago Sun-Times — “50 Cent A Word: Diary of A Freed Black…

Dec 6, 2022

John Wesley Fountain

From Africa Back Home to America: Reflections and Lessons Learned

“There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.” — Dr. Martin Luther King

Jan 10, 2023

From Africa Back Home to America: Reflections and Lessons Learned

Jan 10, 2023

John Wesley Fountain

Remembering My Lil Cousin; Filled With Grief and Questions

By John W. Fountain

Apr 17, 2022

Remembering My Lil Cousin; Filled With Grief and Questions

Apr 17, 2022

John Wesley Fountain

Invasion of Faith: Faith vs. Violence, A Chicago Story

By John w. Fountain and Samantha Latson

Nov 3, 2021

Invasion of Faith: Faith vs. Violence, A Chicago Story

Nov 3, 2021

John Wesley Fountain

Am I Still Only A Beast In This Land I So Love?

By John W. Fountain

Jan 20, 2020

Am I Still Only A Beast In This Land I So Love?

Jan 20, 2020

John Wesley Fountain

A Collective Cry of The Souls of Black Folks

For The People of Chicago’s West Side, Especially For The Children, And For the “West Sides” All Over The World

Dec 23, 2019

A Collective Cry of The Souls of Black Folks

Dec 23, 2019

John Wesley Fountain

Say His Name

Victor McElhaney, 21, a student at the University of Southern California, where he was studying jazz percussion, was fatally shot in Los…

Jun 15, 2019

Say His Name

Jun 15, 2019

John Wesley Fountain

Dear Preacha, I Stand Amazed But Still Unfazed

My not going to church does not make me “unsaved” and your going to church does not make you “saved”

Apr 25, 2019

Dear Preacha, I Stand Amazed But Still Unfazed

Apr 25, 2019

John Wesley Fountain

John Wesley Fountain

Journalist, author, former New York Times writer. Professor, Roosevelt University. Weekly columnist,Chicago Sun-Times. Publisher, WestSide Press, Chicago.

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