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•  ‘Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair’

  16-05-2023 15:46 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care, Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba ask organizers to retire their inner cynic and imagine what could exist instead. Out this month through Haymarket Books, Let This Radicalize You is filled with lessons from Hayes and Kaba, both longtime organizers and movement educators. The […]
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• Services for Fallen CPD Officer Aréanah Preston Begin Today

  16-05-2023 14:00
  
  Aréanah Preston will be laid to rest.
  A wake for the fallen Chicago police officer will take place this afternoon, followed by her funeral, which will occur Wednesday morning.
  Visitation:
  The visitation will occur today from 3-8 p.m. at the Blake-Lamb Funeral Home at 4727 W. 103rd St. in Oak Lawn.
  Funeral:
  Preston’s funeral is Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Trinity United Church of Christ at 400 W. 95th St. in Chicago.
  Earlier this month, Preston was shot and killed in a robbery a
  
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• J. Pharoah Doss: NFL drafts 1 HBCU player—There should’ve been more?

  16-05-2023 14:00
  
  Doug Williams was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1978, making him the first Black quarterback picked in the first round of the NFL draft. Williams was selected from a historically Black college.
  During that era, bigotry made Black quarterbacks uncommon. However, drafting Black players from HBCUs was commonplace. American society was slowly integrating, but racial separation was still ingrained. That meant there was an abundance of talent to be found at HBCUs.
  During the 1970s, the NFL dr
  
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• Brandon Johnson Signs Executive Orders Hours After Being Sworn In

  16-05-2023 14:00
  
  Brandon Johnson didn’t waste any time.
  Hours after being sworn in as Chicago’s 57th Mayor, he signed executive orders to boost youth employment and establish three deputy mayor positions addressing community safety, labor relations, and immigrant, migrant and refugee rights.
  “As your Mayor, it’s my duty to take bold, immediate action to build a better, stronger, safer Chicago,” said Mayor Johnson in a release.
  The executive order to boost youth employment instructs
  
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• Enterprising Chicago rapper Kayo drops an optimistic, ambitious debut

  16-05-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  If you like hip-hop that foregrounds reflective lyrics, sumptuous production, and a heady mix of youthful optimism and ambition, Kayo may be your new favorite emerging rapper. On his debut full-length, January’s It Was Fun While It Lasted (released via Kayo’s label and streetwear company, Southside Blue Hearts), he raps over relaxed beats built from […]
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• Brandon Johnson’s Inauguration Speech: Unify the City Around Tough Issues

  16-05-2023 00:42
  
  Brandon Johnson delivered an inauguration address that primarily centered on two themes — inclusivity and collaboration — which will inform how he plans to confront Chicago’s most pressing issues.
  “That means right now, we get to write the story of our children’s and our grandchildren’s futures. And we get to do that together,” he said. “We get to tell a different story. I’m talking about a story that again binds us together.”
  The bigge
  
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