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• Hello CUFF

  05-09-2023 23:53 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The Chicago Underground Film Festival is back, and the longest-running fest devoted to the subculture of movies has quite a variety of attractions.
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• Diaspora weaves together the threads of the Black culinary experience at the next Monday Night Foodball

  05-09-2023 22:21 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Nanny Evon could throw down chicken and dumplings for her 21 siblings and cousins like it was nothing. “She cooked for all of them,” says Rob Carter. “She doesn’t know how to cook for a small group of people.” That’s just one thing Carter got from his grandmother. I saw it myself earlier this summer […]
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• Beyond Air: Environmental Injustice and Health and Economic Disparities 

  05-09-2023 20:44
  
  In the second installment of “Clear the Air,” our series on environmental justice, we delve into the data, uncovering stark disparities that haunt marginalized communities. These are not just statistics; they are cries for justice, resonating through neighborhoods burdened by pollution and neglect. The disparities faced by the Black community are multi-faceted and pervasive. Beyond air and water pollution, a complex web of challenges disproportionately impacts Black neighborhoods&mda
  
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• Request for Proposal – No. 177 Brokerage Services for Loss Financing Plan

  05-09-2023 20:08
  
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• The Trenchies will make you believe in indie rock’s future

  05-09-2023 18:43 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago four-piece the Trenchies combine self-aware bookishness with carefully controlled energy, which work together to give their whimsical indie rock its irresistible momentum—their songs can make you feel like your day is filled with unforeseen possibilities. On their self-released debut EP, March’s You Are Listening To, the Trenchies juggle goofy funk (“Talk Show”), slacker pop […]
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• Review: Bottoms

  05-09-2023 16:50 via chicagoreader.com
  Just gather your nonsqueamish WLW friends and go see Bottoms immediately.
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• Hip-hop and Gospel Celebrated at 2023 African Fest in Washington Park

  05-09-2023 16:15
  
  Photos: Nicole Joseph
  A sea of people gathered at Chicago’s annual African Festival of the Arts event to celebrate Black culture across the diaspora. The 2023 fest was unique as it paid homage to Hip-hop turning 50 and Gospel! 
  From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., people were entertained. The African Fest showcased the authentic artistry of rappers, singers, dancers, drummers and entrepreneurs. It opened the door for attendees to experience the raw freedom of “Black boy and girl joy!&r
  
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• Gróa share their high-octane punk spirit at a free Icelandic music showcase

  05-09-2023 15:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In Norse mythology, Gróa is a seer and a goddess of knowledge, but when you listen to the Icelandic trio who share her name, you’ll wonder if she isn’t a little punk rock too. Two teenage sisters, guitarist and vocalist Karólina Einarsdóttir and drummer Hrafnhildur Einarsdóttir, formed Gróa six years ago with a childhood friend, […]
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• Anne K. Yoder on the artist-centered approach of Meekling Press

  05-09-2023 15:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Editor’s note: Coco Picard spoke with Chicago writer and publisher Anne K. Yoder about corunning Meekling Press and the importance of independent publishing. Edited text from the comic is transcribed here to ease readability. Anne K. Yoder worked as a part-time unionized pharmacist for years. The experience inspired The Enhancers (Meekling Press, 2022)—a hyperreal novel […]
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• J. Pharoah Doss: The cleanest whitewash of history

  05-09-2023 14:00
  Fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad – Getty Images stock photo
  Following the publication of Florida’s new history standards, two sentences from the 216-page document drew criticism for distorting African American history.
  Democratic critics throughout the country seized on the assertion that “slaves developed skills that, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit” and accused Florida’s Republican leaders of promoting the notion that slav
  
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• For all the 90s church kids

  05-09-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  I didn’t expect a book with chapter titles like “Nothing’s Funnier Than Naked” and “Welcome to Ass Planet” to make me tear up on public transit, but Lillian Stone’s Everybody’s Favorite: Tales From the World’s Worst Perfectionist accomplished this feat. Amid the bodily humor, cringey anecdotes, and irreverent one-liners, the Chicago-based comedy author and reporter […]
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• New Urban Farm Comes to the Southside

  05-09-2023 13:30
  
  Established with $37,500 grant from Aetna Better Health® of Illinois
  One in five households in the Chicago metro area experiences food insecurity, including one in four families with children, according to Northwestern University economists.
  To help bring healthy food options to residents on the southside of Chicago, the Paradise Garden Food is Medicine Project recently debuted its Eat to Live Urban Farm located at 609 E. 67th Street. The farm was established with a $37,500 donation from Aet
  
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• Family Seeks Justice After Pregnant Black Woman Is Shot & Killed By Police

  05-09-2023 13:00
  
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  A family is demanding justice after a 21-year-old pregnant woman was shot and killed by police in Blendon Township, Ohio, NewsOne reports.
  The shooting of Ta’Kiya Young unfolded on August 24 after police said they responded to a report of a woman stealing alcohol from a local Kroger. Blendon Police Chief John Belford said Young accelerated her vehicle toward an officer before they opened fire at her car window.
  The shot hit Young and she later died at a local hospital.
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• Chicago Reader announces two new hires and two promotions

  05-09-2023 13:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The Reader Institute for Community Journalism (RICJ), which operates the Chicago Reader, announces recent staff hires and promotions. Chasity Cooper, who previously served as Newsletter Associate for the Reader, is our new director of marketing and strategic communications. Cooper (she/her) is an award-winning writer and wine culture expert who also has an extensive background in […]
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