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• Honoring the incarcerated

  18-08-2023 16:55 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “Makes Me Wanna Holla: Art, Death & Imprisonment,” on view at the Logan Center Gallery, makes visceral the impact COVID-19 had on incarcerated people. The experience begins with a re-creation of a prison cell installed at the front of the main gallery. Designed by Chanton Bun, the “cell,” about the size of a parking space, […]
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• How Sigma Chris is Redefining Chicago Nightlife Experiences for All

  18-08-2023 16:50
  
  Chicago, one of the world’s most elite tourist destinations, provides some of the best food, culture, sights and entertainment experiences for local and visiting patrons. 
  However, due to various circumstances such as redlining, racism, discrimination, greed and violence, the opportunity for young Black and minority audiences to access prominent spaces, high-end experiences, events and nightlife has been stifled. 
  For years many venues and brands closed their doors to filter out
  
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• Enraging and engaging

  18-08-2023 16:18 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Sometimes more didactic than dramatically sound, Ella Hickson’s The Writer remains enraging and engaging as it offers a graphic crash course in the perils of playwriting while female. And, for that matter, existing while female. Directed by Georgette Verdin, Steep Theatre’s staging offers a motherlode of stark truths about the intractable, insidious reach of the most […]
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• Murder, ReWrote is dirty-minded fun

  18-08-2023 15:54 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Last summer, Hell in a Handbag presented A Fine Feathered Murder: A Miss Marbled Mystery, a spoof of Agatha Christie’s famous spinster detective, Miss Marple. Now, they’re putting Angela Lansbury’s Jessica Fletcher through the comedic spin cycle in Murder, ReWrote, a world-premiere comedy with songs featuring book and lyrics by Ed Rutherford of Black Button […]
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• MJ delves into the chaos and glory of Michael Jackson

  18-08-2023 15:32 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Double Michaels! Triple threats! Joe Jackson’s aggression! MJ the Musical titillates in a new touring production of the Broadway hit navigating the chaotic life of King of Pop Michael Jackson, highlighting the challenges public and private during his 1992-93 Dangerous world tour. The Pepsi-Cola-sponsored global event went on to gross $140 million for Jackson’s Heal […]
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• Chicago Health Orgs Unite to Tackle Health Disparities in Communities of Color

  18-08-2023 14:00
  
  Collaboration for Equitable Health brings together community leaders to improve health outcomes in 11 markets across the U.S.
  Prominent Chicago community health organizations Sinai Chicago, Chicago Family Health Center and Lawndale Christian Health Center were chosen to participate in the Collaboration for Equitable Health, a pioneering initiative of the American Heart Association®, the American Cancer Society® and the American Diabetes Association®, with the support of Bank of Ameri
  
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• State Rep. DuBuclet Leads Effort to Establish Emmett Till Day in Illinois

  18-08-2023 13:30
  
  To commemorate the life of Emmett Till and ensure that no one forgets the role he played in our state and nation’s history, state Rep. Kimberly du Buclet, D-Chicago, introduced legislation to designate July 25th as Emmett Till Day in Illinois.
  “The story of Emmett Till and his mother, who turned pain into power and purpose, is one that deserves to be told and remembered by all,” said du Buclet. “The outcry following Till’s lynching reverberating throughout the natio
  
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