BLACK LEADERSHIP MUST CREATE SUCCESSION PLANS

Image courtesy of the Metropolis Newspaper October 2020 Edition

I remember being young in 80s Chicago and being aware of my Blackness. That Blackness was a beacon of pride, because it seemed every notable Black person I saw revered was tied to Chicago. Johnson Publishing, Johnson Products, Luster Products, Soft Sheen, Soul Train, Rainbow Push, The Nation of Islam, Harold Washington, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Walter Payton…