Latest
Publisher’s Message
Greetings: Welcome to our April edition. On the cover: We’re doing something special this month, #PriorityHealthMonth,
Welcome to The South Side Drive Magazine Monthly Publishers Messages!
On this page, you will find the current and previous month’s publisher’s messages posted below.
Publisher, Yvette Moyo
Contact Yvette Moyo at publisher@southsidedrivemag.com to purchase ads or to submit articles
Please join us in thanking the MacArthur Foundation and most recently, Chicago Community Trust, for grants that allow the South Side Drive Magazine: Guide to the Good Life Chicago to build, grow, and serve as a major Chicago publishing influence.
The South Side Drive Magazine: Drive to the Good Life Chicago focus on the topics of Art, Business, Culture & Community, Dining. Events, Entertainment, Health & Heritage to Build and Thrive. The South Side Drive Magazine is published by Real Men Charities, Inc. The organization’s mission is to Building Healthy Families and Communities. The magazine is designed to be a catalyst for economic development, reflecting a truthful image and examples that demonstrate the art of living. We seek to share the Good News about Chicago’s south side and Black culture and serve as the Guide to the Good Life in our city. We are #placemakers and keepers of the culture.
Featured
Publisher’s Message
Greetings: This month’s cover connotes a message of peace. As warmer weather approaches, our hope is
Featured
Publisher’s Message February 2023 Issue
Greetings: The month of February is when we celebrate Valentine’s Day, symbolizing love, and the history
Featured
Publisher’s Message November 2023 Issue
Greetings: Welcome to November and the holiday season. November 1 was the opening day for
Featured
Publisher’s Message October 2023 Issue
Greetings: October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and as we walk and participate in various events
Featured
Publisher’s Message September 2023 Issue
Greetings: Please join me in acknowledging the Field Foundation and the MacArthur Foundation for
Featured
Publisher’s Message August 2023 Issue
Greetings: As we leave the summer sunshine and merge into Autum, the bright yellow sunflower
Featured
Publisher’s Message July 2023 Issue
Greetings: July is the month for celebrating Black love and recognizing summer festivals and events.
Featured
Publisher’s Message June 2023 Issue
Greetings. There are so many things to celebrate in June, besides the welcome warm weather, our
Featured
Publisher’s Message May 2023 Issue
Greetings. Welcome to Spring! The month of May marks the blooming of a new Chicago.
Featured
Publisher’s Message March 2023 Issue
Welcome to the Special Election Edition of the South Side Drive Magazine. Our Municipal elections
Featured
Publisher’s Message February 2023 Issue
Greetings, When a municipal election day falls in Black History Month, we should heed the
Featured
Publisher’s Message January 2023 Issue
Greetings. Welcome to the January issue as we continue to communicate as your guide to
Featured
Publisher’s Message
Welcome to 2023. For years we’ve been your Guide to the Good Life on the
Featured
Publisher’s Message October 2022 Issue
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The South Side Drive acknowledges the breast cancer
Featured
Publisher’s Message September 2022 Issue
Where did this year go? Can you believe it’s September already? September is National Prostate
Featured
Publisher’s Message August 2022 Issue
As residents of South Shore we’re proud to dedicate this issue to the story of
Featured
Publisher’s Message May 2022 Issue
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and with everything that’s going on locally, nationally,
Featured
Publishers Message April 2022 Issue
April is the birth month of our beloved Mayor Harold Washington. Mayor Washington’s birthday is
Featured
Publishers Message February Issue 2022
February in Chicago is traditionally the coldest month of the year. It’s also the shortest
Drive Culture
Publishers Message January 2022 Issue
Welcome to 2022. We are entering our third year of adjustments and still mourning deaths
Drive Culture
Publisher’s Statement Nov 2021 Issue
November is the month of Thanksgiving, and the South Side Drive is thankful to you,
Drive South Side
Publishers Message October Issue 2021
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month worldwide.
Drive Wellness
Publisher’s Message Sept Issue 2021 by Yvette Moyo
September is National Prostate Health Month, also known as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is
Featured
Publisher’s Message August Issue 2021
August is National Black Business Month, sometimes called Buy Black Month. It was founded in
Featured
Publisher’s Message July Issue 2021
We welcome you to the Summer issue of The South Side Drive magazine with energy,
Cultural Events
Publisher’s Message June Issue 2021
This much-anticipated and highly-heralded national holiday has generated a spirit of solidarity and celebration whose likes
Featured
Publisher’s Message April Issue 2021
In the midst of everything that is going on, February and March, Black History Months
Featured
Publisher’s Message February Issue 2021
Here we are. Two months into 2021. If you didn’t have a calendar, would you
Drive South Side
Publisher’s Message November 2020 Issue
Now you know how strong you are. You made it! Well al-most…But I’m confident that
Community Spotlight
Associate Publisher’s Message by Dr. Obari Cartman
Associate Publisher’s StatementBy Dr. Obari Cartman My first instinct was to decline when Lawrence Hall
Featured
Publisher’s Statement July 2020 Issue – Mental Health Month by Yvette Moyo
It is with a great deal of gratitude that we offer this July issue of
Community Spotlight
Publisher’s Message June 2020 – In Tribute to Men’s Health Month – by Yvette Moyo
The shocking and tragic murder of George Floyd left the world reeling. From every point
Drive Culture
Publisher’s Message June 2020 Issue -What Now? What Else? What Next? by Yvette Moyo
What Now? What Else? What Next? “Resilient people develop a mental capacity that allows them
Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight
Publisher’s Message March 2020 Issue – Celebrating Women’s History by Yvette Moyo
Publisher’s Message – By Yvette J. Moyo March is Women’s History Month, so designated in
Community Spotlight
Publisher’s Message February 2020 Issue – This A Journey: A Guide to the Good Life Chicago! by Yvette Moyo
Publisher’s Message by Yvette J. Moyo This A Journey: A Guide to the Good Life!
