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• Let’s Be Honest, Ja Morant Is Not The Only Person Misled By Negative Aspects Of Hip-Hop Culture 

  15-05-2023 22:23
  There’s a thin line between revealing a reality of violence and promoting it as culture. 
   
  Ja Morant is willing to risk it all for an image. And “all” means an NBA contract worth $194 million and multiple endorsement deals worth millions. On May 14, a video emerged on Instagram Live which featured Morant and a friend listening to the song “1.5” from NBA YoungBoy’s latest album, “Richest Opp.”
  While rapping the lyrics Morant flashed a gun
  
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• Pinksqueeze poke fun at indie rock’s status quo

  15-05-2023 19:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago four-piece Pinksqueeze should be in the rotation of any local indie-rock connoisseur, and not just because of their skill with their instruments. Sure, these twentysomethings play with the confidence of seasoned veterans who’ve been gigging since before they were born. And sure, their musical chemistry gives an affable warmth to everything they play, whether […]
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• Free from affect

  15-05-2023 16:52 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Atlanta-based painter Patrick Eugène’s first solo show with Mariane Ibrahim is a beautiful and affecting reflection on the past. A tribute to the incidents, immigrants, and ancestors that have brought the artist, and by extension we the viewers, to where we are today. With a loaded brush and decisive gestures, Eugène breathes life into a […]
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• Y La Bamba return home with new self-knowledge on the new Lucha

  15-05-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The first song I heard from Y La Bamba was the title track from 2016’s tender and expansive Ojos del Sol. The music had a transformative quality that made it feel at once like the nostalgia of returning home and an imagined comfort yet to come. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Luz Elena Mendoza Ramos, the leader […]
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• Y La Bamba return home with fresh self-knowledge on the new Lucha

  15-05-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The first song I heard from Y La Bamba was the title track from 2016’s tender and expansive Ojos del Sol. The music had a transformative quality that made it feel at once like the nostalgia of returning home and an imagined comfort yet to come. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Luz Elena Mendoza Ramos, the leader […]
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• The Brandon Johnson Inauguration: What You Need to Know

  15-05-2023 13:00
  
  On Monday, Brandon Johnson will be sworn in as the 57th mayor of Chicago at Credit Union 1 Arena (UIC Pavilion). Tickets to attend his inauguration are sold out. However, there is a waitlist you can join in the event spots open up.
  Here are the details of Johnson’s inauguration.Time: 10:30 a.m.
  Place: Credit Union 1 Arena (UIC Pavilion), 525 S. Racine Ave, Chicago, IL 60607Will the inauguration be live-streamed?
  You can live stream the inauguration on the City of Chicag
  
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