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• Alex Nall’s comics are building a small-town world

  04-08-2023 21:05 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Writers idealize themselves, spending hours at the computer, polishing their prose to make themselves sound better than they are. Cartoonists spend as much time, or more, to make themselves look, well, cartoonish. Lynda Barry erases her chin and hides her eyes behind opaque spectacles. Art Spiegelman turns himself into a neurotic mouse.  In his self-portrait […]
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• Review: Kokomo City

  04-08-2023 20:54 via chicagoreader.com
  
  A triumphant and impactful directorial debut for D. Smith with the staying power of Paris Is Burning, Kokomo City asks us what it means to be at peace with ourselves and what we're willing to sacrifice to get there.
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• Review: A Compassionate Spy

  04-08-2023 20:54 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The latest from renowned documentarian Steve James provides an intriguing historical counterpart to this summer’s Oppenheimer yet suffers from some indulgences and limited perspective.
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• What You Should Know Before Going to Lollapalooza

  04-08-2023 16:00
  
  Lollapalooza, the largest musical festival of the year, has arrived. Should you choose to attend one day or spend your entire weekend there, here’s what you should know.
  Where and When
  Grant Park in Downtown Chicago, Aug. 3-6, All Day
  Getting There
  Driving
  You can drive to Lollapalooza, but you’re in for a traffic nightmare. Parking is available at the nearby Millennium Garages, steps away from the festival. But with thousands of festival-goers expected to be in attendance, parking s
  
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• Far South CDC Marketplace Features 5 Black-owned Businesses From the South Side

  04-08-2023 14:00
  
  The nonprofit Far South Community Development Corporation—an organization that provides strategic community-building services to residents and businesses across Chicago’s Far South Side neighborhoods and south suburban Cook County—is proud to announce it has extended its Far South CDC Marketplace program through December 23, 2023. With grant support from The Coleman Foundation, Far South CDC is showcasing five new Black-owned small businesses alongside four returning Marketplac
  
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• History Of Black Business Month Explained

  04-08-2023 03:18
  
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  August is Black Business Month — a time to acknowledge and uplift Black-owned businesses across the nation. With the annual celebration growing in supporters in recent years, we’re looking back at the origins of the month.
  According to National Today, the history of Black Business Month can be traced back to a partnership between engineering entrepreneur Frederick E. Jordan and John William Templeton, the president and executive editor of the scholarly publishing
  
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• Black Teen Becomes First Student To Earn Perfect ACT Score At High School

  04-08-2023 03:10
  
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  A Chicago teen has made history at his high school by earning a perfect score on the ACT test.
  According to ABC 7 Chicago, 16-year-old Mario Hoover has become the first student to get a perfect ACT score at Providence-St. Mel High School. Hoover earned a score of 36, which is only achieved by less than 1 percent of ACT test-takers.
  The high school junior has a 3.9 GPA and is taking four AP classes. Outside of class, Hoover is involved in athletics, the school’s choir an
  
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