Journey beyond the red/blue nonsense

Fred McKissack in A Prairie Homeboy Companion

Jan 16, 2017

Addendum: My trip to St. Louis was cancelled due to an ice storm. Mark, Lisa, and I saw Hidden Figures in Fort Wayne. It lived up to the hype.

Nay, it went way beyond the hype.

Three things I’m still thinking about today:

Fred McKissack in A Prairie Homeboy Companion

Mar 2, 2017

Expecting Civility, Hoping for Love

“Civility is one thing you can expect at an Episcopal church,” my uncle said to me two Sunday’s…

Fred McKissack in A Prairie Homeboy Companion

Jan 9, 2017

Welcome to A Prairie Homeboy Companion, a weekly blog exploring progressive activism in the Midwest, as well as an occasional platform for my own thoughts on pop culture, politics…

Fred McKissack in A Prairie Homeboy Companion

Mar 9, 2017

Preserving the People’s Lakes

Slashing EPA initiative is shortsighted and dangerous

Fred McKissack in A Prairie Homeboy Companion

Jan 27, 2017

Potential Deferred

Like the rest of the country, Gary, Indiana, is wrestling with what was, what is, and what may come

Fred McKissack in A Prairie Homeboy Companion

Jan 12, 2017

Hiding in plain sight

Hidden Figures is a treasure, but we need to dig deeper in finding new talent

Fred McKissack in A Prairie Homeboy Companion

Apr 5, 2017

How Long Must We Sing This Song?

As we walked through St. Louis’ Missouri Historical Museum’s current civil rights exhibit, I was…

About

A Prairie Homeboy Companion

A Prairie Homeboy Companion is reported blog explore progressive activism in the Midwest, as well as deliver my own thoughts on pop culture, politics, and sport. Weekly posts are scheduled for Thursday morning. PHC is done in partnership with the Center for Community Change.

More information

Followers

Elsewhere