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Darcel Rockett

Darcel Rockett is a writer and curious soul — the latter informing the former. Her curious nature has led her to write for news organizations in London, the Virgin Islands, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Currently, she writes lifestyle pieces for the Chicago Tribune, where she’s served as a digital editor and features reporter for a decade.

Black women’s tumors are less likely to respond to estrogen-blocking pills, and a new consortium is focused on improving inclusion in cancer studies.

Health |
Breast cancer test may make bad chemotherapy recommendations for Black patients, UIC study shows

March 25, 2024 at 12:33 p.m.

Black women’s tumors are less likely to respond to estrogen-blocking pills, and a new consortium is focused on improving inclusion in cancer studies.

Since Dwight White left Northwestern in 2016, he’s been saying a lot through art centered on the Black experience, melding oil paints and acrylics, sociology and experiential design into socially-driven work.

Sports |
How Chicago football players’ mental health journeys led them to focus on wellness for Black communities

June 12, 2023 at 12:52 p.m.

Since Dwight White left Northwestern in 2016, he’s been saying a lot through art centered on the Black experience, melding oil paints and acrylics, sociology and experiential design into socially-driven...

“If something breaks and other media outlets are not telling the story right, we’re gonna be here to tell it the right way,” Onyx Connect creator Tiffani Jackson said.

National News |
A student created a media platform by and about people of color to fill a void in campus journalism

April 7, 2023 at 10:49 a.m.

“If something breaks and other media outlets are not telling the story right, we’re gonna be here to tell it the right way,” Onyx Connect creator Tiffani Jackson said.

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