Jorie Goins

Gov. J.B. Pritzker applauds speakers during an abortion rights rally at Federal Plaza on May 7, 2022, in Chicago.

Jorie Goins: Overturning Roe v. Wade accelerates a return to a dark time in American history

June 24, 2022 at 8:06 p.m.

Even though I'm a woman of childbearing age, I've been privileged enough to never have had to deal with the prospect of an unwanted pregnancy or the choice of whether...

Jorie Goins: I’m grateful to my dad for teaching me to live boldly and authentically

June 17, 2022 at 11:26 p.m.

Fathers never get the shine they should, and Father's Day celebrations almost always pale in comparison to those for Mother's Day. I have to admit, though I know how blessed...

A meteor from the Leonid meteor shower is visible as a diagonal streak between the arms of a saguaro cactus in Tucson, Arizona, in a long-exposure image from Nov. 18, 2001.

Jorie Goins: A stunning meteor shower allowed my mother to show me the depth of her love

June 8, 2022 at 5:47 p.m.

The swirl of Mother's Day, Teacher Appreciation Week and news of two teachers who, rather than living on as the educators they were born to be, are now martyrs in...

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson speaks after being nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court as President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris look on at the White House on Feb. 25, 2022.

Jorie Goins: Honoring the likely first Black female Supreme Court justice means respecting her full name

March 6, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.

I am not going to discuss Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's professional history, her husband or President Joe Biden's choice to nominate her for the Supreme Court. I want to talk...

As in many industries, histories and spaces, Black women have been summarily excluded and erased from the #GirlBoss movement, even as they make impressive strides in entrepreneurship.

Op-ed: The second round of the #GirlBoss movement needs a heavy infusion of maturity and diversity

December 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

The idea of being a #GirlBoss, a professional who seeks to have it all and be taken seriously without sacrificing personal expression, is attractive to me. But as a Black...

Travelers navigate O'Hare International Airport in Chicago at the beginning of the holiday travel season in 2019.

Op-ed: Going home for the holidays after you left to find yourself can be nerve-wracking. And enlightening.

November 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

There's usually at least one in every family. The relative who moved away for school or took a job in another city and never looked back and now visits every...

The customer is always right: These chain restaurants have the most satisfied diners

September 23, 2021 at 9:59 p.m.

Methodology | The ASCI survey measured both full service and limited service restaurants including fast food spots like Starbucks and Chick Fil-A and full-service restaurants like LongHorn Steakhouse and Denny's....

All unions aren’t created equal: The legal rights of different partnerships

June 25, 2021 at 8:45 p.m.

Each year, June marks the celebration of Pride Month. The observance commemorates the Stonewall Riots that signaled the beginning of the Gay Rights Movement as we know it today. Pride...

Expert tips for a having successful relationship with food

June 22, 2021 at 7:34 p.m.

While healthy eating is much more than going on a diet, the concept of diets, whether restrictive or permissive, is not going anywhere any time soon. Weight loss remains one...

These countries have multiple independence days

May 26, 2021 at 5:41 p.m.

THESE COUNTRIES HAVE MULTIPLE INDEPENDENCE DAYS BELARUS | Belarus has three different independence days. Minsk, the capital of Belarus, was occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II from 1941...

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