Lorraine Forte
Editorial Page Editor
Lorraine Forte became editor in October 2021 after joining the board as an editorial writer in 2018. She has held a variety of jobs in Chicago media, including reporter for the Sun-Times and the Daily Southtown; editor for two nonprofit media outlets; adjunct journalism instructor at Columbia College Chicago; and writer/producer for television news. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Ohio State University. She lives in Woodlawn, and during her off hours can frequently be found at Bulls games.
This year, I and the other members of the Sun-Times Editorial Board learned so much more about our readers — because we made more of an effort to solicit and publish opinion pieces and letters to the editor.
A deadly pandemic, another Black man killed by the police and three years of a racist president. African Americans, in particular, are paying a steep price in mental health.