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• Vagina, vagina on the wall

  29-08-2023 20:34 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Are those vaginas on the wall? Rest assured, your eyes didn’t trick you. Coin Cunts, created by Louisiana-based artist Suzanna Scott, are colorful kiss lock coin purses sewn into the shape of a vagina, fearlessly presenting the organ that brings women pleasure and pain, pride and shame. Do you look away, or do you admire […]
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• Dave Rempis steps away from Elastic Arts after more than 20 years of service

  29-08-2023 19:28 via chicagoreader.com
  
  For more than two decades, saxophonist Dave Rempis has been a key community builder in the improvised-music scene, both locally and internationally, working behind the scenes as well as onstage. He’s made incalculable contributions during his long association with Chicago nonprofit Elastic Arts: since 2002 he’s booked its Thursday-night Improvised Music Series, and he’s served […]
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• Watch Now: The Sharon Reed Show – Episode One: The Real Fani Willis

  29-08-2023 18:31
  “Just Give Me 15 Minutes,” The Sharon Reed Show is more than just a podcast; it’s a source of information and empowerment. Gain insights into history, culture, news and current events that shape our world today, presented through a lens that celebrates Black heritage. Are you ready to be part of a movement that celebrates Black excellence, ignites conversations, and elevates the narrative? Tune in to The Sharon Reed Show and in 15-minutes be inspired to reach new heights. Subsc
  
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• ABC 7 Chicago’s Jim Rose Announces His Retirement After 41-Year Career

  29-08-2023 16:00
  
  Final Newscast Set for Sept. 15
  Jim Rose, sports director and anchor for ABC 7’s top-rated 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts, announced his retirement on Monday. This marks the conclusion of an impressive 41-year career with Chicago’s leading news station. Rose will anchor his final sportscast on Friday, Sept. 15, at 10 p.m.
  “The excellence Jim has shown as a reporter in the locker room and behind the anchor desk has been invaluable to us as a station. But even more important, Jim ha
  
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Prioritizing history is hard—a tough experiment

  29-08-2023 15:00
  
  Vintage portrait features the first African-American Senators and Representatives in the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States, 1869-1873. Getty Images Stock Illustration
  History may be the only discipline where laypeople regularly accuse the professionals of misteaching the subject. It makes no difference how thoroughly an educator explains why particular events were included or deleted from the curriculum; laypeople continue to accuse the educators of “whitewashing” history.
  
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• Hunter: Chicago Public Schools to Receive $23 Million in Evidence-Based Funding

  29-08-2023 14:30
  
  State Senator Mattie Hunter announced that the Chicago Public Schools district will receive over $23 million in additional funding to help address the financial challenges of recent years.“Every child deserves a quality education with access to libraries, counselors and support,” said Hunter (D-Chicago). “With evidence-based funding, we are taking a crucial step toward closing the education gap, ensuring all students have a fair shot at reaching their full potential.”
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• Plantasia grows into a two-night affair at Garfield Park Conservatory

  29-08-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Time has only deepened the music community’s affection for Mort Garson’s 1976 flora-themed synth spectacular, Mother Earth’s Plantasia. In celebration of Garson’s enduring legacy, Empty Bottle Presents and Brooklyn label Sacred Bones have created a festival of lush sights and sounds at Garfield Park Conservatory. For the event’s fourth iteration, they’ve expanded Plantasia into a […]
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• Everything We Know About Racist Jacksonville Shooting That Left 3 Dead

  29-08-2023 09:42
  
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  A racially motivated shooting at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday (August 26) left three Black people dead, authorities said.
  According to CNN, a white gunman, identified as 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter, used a swastika-emblazoned assault rifle in the targeted attack against Black people, killing 52-year-old Angela Michelle Carr, 19-year-old Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre Jr., and Jerrald Gallion, 29, before taking his own life.
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• Are You Missing Out On 529 Education Savings Plans?

  29-08-2023 09:34
  
  (NewsUSA) – How is it that so many people worry about how they’ll pay for college, and yet still haven’t taken advantage of 529 savings plans?  Maybe because they could be one of the best-kept secrets around.
  Not only do contributions to the plans grow federal tax-free – unlike, say, regular savings accounts – but also untaxed is money withdrawn to pay for tuition, books and other qualified education expenses. 
  You can get a rough idea of how much your ch
  
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• Thousands Gather To Mark 60th Anniversary Of MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech

  29-08-2023 09:25
  
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  Thousands of people gathered at Lincoln Memorial on Saturday (August 26) to mark the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, the pivotal event in the civil rights movement where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, NPR reports.
  In 1963, over 250,000 people convened in Washington aiming to end discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
  This year’s rally saw a number of speakers address the work
  
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• Black Women Leaders in Jacksonville Call for Change After Mass Shooting

  29-08-2023 07:21
  
  Photo: Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon, Jacksonville City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman and Florida State Senator Tracie Davis (Photos from Facebook and myfloridahouse.gov).
  Rage, sorrow, frustration and a yearning for emotional healing and support. Those are the sentiments of a Black Jacksonville community mourning a racist mass shooting within its boundaries on Saturday.
  “The tone is very somber. It’s somber and full of rage,” said Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon, represen
  
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