Denise James

1 day ago | medium.com | Denise James |Mehmet Yildiz

How a Chicago-Born Man With Black Ancestry Became Pope Leo XIV — and What It Says About Race. Robert Francis Prevost was born in a city that understands how to draw lines. In 1960s Chicago, race mapped everything — schools, parishes, police patrols. To be Black was to be marked. To be able to pass was to be offered a way through. He was born in Mercy Hospital, where I would be born two years later. I am Black, but my aunt told me I could pass for White. I could never erase my Black ancestors.

4 weeks ago | roughdraftatlanta.com | Denise James |Denise K James

Atlantans love weekend brunch, and lately, performances ranging from jazz to gospel to drag give people another reason to roll out of bed on a Saturday and Sunday, put on something a little nicer than sweatpants, and visit restaurants around Metro Atlanta for eggs, pancakes, and music and live performances. For City Winery at Ponce City Market, brunch and music have consistently been part of the regular lineup, according to marketing manager Katy Carmody.