
Diary of A Free Black Journalist Telling The Human Stories of The Forgotten, The Marginalized and The Invisible in Chicago and Beyond. This is home to John W. Fountain's column and other works.
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John Fountain’s single “Playground of Peace” will be released July 1. His latest foray into producing songs under his artist name “JWes The Writer” reflects his continued passion for storytelling.
By John W. Fountain
NEW RELEASE: One writ...
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A NOSTALGIC TRIBUTE TO childhood, brotherhood, and a specifically “K-Town,” a neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side nestled in a wider community known as...
Cover art for John W. Fountain’s single “K-Town,” a nostalgic piece about growing up on Chicago’s West Side that he wrote then used AI to help turn his musical aspirations into reality under the pseudonym “JWes” given to him by his cousin W...
By John W. Fountain
Amid the impending arrival of summer 2026, we brace for the inevitable, even as we seek to end our city’s scourge of premature autopsies for the young amid a sea of violence that ebbs and flows.
And yet, we remember, i...
A nearly two-hour documentary by Peabody Award-winning producer, writer and director Rita Coburn premieres nationwide at 9 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, May 19 on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/American Masters and the PBS App
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