Hugh Baran
Tatum talk need not end race discussions

The arrival of Beverly Tatum, a nationally recognized expert on race and author of “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?” […]

Aldermanic selection should fall to ward residents, not committee

After a year of divisiveness among Ward 1 Democrats, we ran for Ward 1 Democratic Committee co-chair with the hope of reforming the aldermanic selection […]

Stigmatizing ‘queer’ only complicates issue

As someone who wrestles daily with sexuality, identity and politics, I was upset by Jamie Kirchick’s column attacking the word queer (“Reclaiming ‘queer’ is not […]