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• Judges challenge police credibility in court

  10-10-2023 21:07 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Between 2008 and 2022, judges found the testimony of 40 law enforcement officers in Cook County to be incredible or unbelievable, but few officers faced significant repercussions.
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• Draag Me’s warped pop feels like a roller-coaster you’re not tall enough to ride

  10-10-2023 21:01 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In 2021, Twitter user Benjamin Deshawn Hoard posted a photo of himself looking glum and out of sorts while sitting on a replica of SpongeBob SquarePants’s bed. His caption read, “I Shoulda Never Smoke That Shit Now Im At Spongebob House.” That joke launched a meme, where other posters would superimpose Hoard onto increasingly absurd […]
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• Junie B. Jones celebrates kids being kids

  10-10-2023 20:58 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Because we live in stupid times, Barbara Park’s Junie B. Jones series of kids’ books about an enthusiastic first-grader ended up at number 71 on the American Library Association’s list of top banned or challenged books from 2000-2009. (God knows what the Moms for Liberty are doing with it right now—I haven’t had the heart […]
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• A third time around for Grimm

  10-10-2023 20:50 via chicagoreader.com
  
  For the third year running, Theatre Above the Law in Rogers Park presents a cornucopia of fairy tales by and about the Brothers Grimm, concocted by Michael Dalberg and directed by Tony Lawry. Though moments in the 95-minute show feel a bit leisurely in pacing at points, the material in this year’s installation is decidedly […]
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• Arsenic and Old Lace is delightful at Beverly Arts Center

  10-10-2023 20:40 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Having never seen the film or previous stage productions of Arsenic and Old Lace, I was in a great position to see it fresh at the Beverly Arts Center (BAC) in its short run that ends October 15. I confess part of the reason I went was to take my dad because several of his […]
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• The American Dream as nightmare

  10-10-2023 20:28 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Strong acting and a powerful theme can’t quite bring Juan Ramirez Jr.’s world premiere at Subtext Studio Theatre (part of Destinos: 6th Chicago International Latino Theater Festival) to life. Though Kairis Rivera (who also translated) and Jorge Aguilar invest their characters of undocumented migrant and coyote with genuine feeling, and director Omar Vicente Fernandez paces […]
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• Nominate your favorites for the Best of Chicago 2023

  10-10-2023 20:26 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The best of Chicago, nominated and voted on by our readers.
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• Nathan Graham blends blues, country, and soul on his star-making debut album

  10-10-2023 18:44 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Gossip Wolf was getting rock-star vibes from Nathan Graham even before hearing his music. For years, this wolf has been seeing the singer-songwriter on the street and at club shows, dressed in his usual uniform—skinny jeans, cowboy boots, an impeccable hat, guitar case in hand. He’s low-key a Chicago style icon! Graham has been working […]
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• Prostate Cancer and Why Early Detection is Important for Black Men

  10-10-2023 16:15
  
  Cancer is the “C” word that has wreaked havoc on many lives, leaving families in pain and suffering. There are many types of cancers. However, some are more concerning than others. At the root of it all, no matter the cancer, all cancers aim to destroy the affected part of the body. 
  According to the National Cancer Institute, “Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body.” Also, “Cancer i
  
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• 90-Year-Old Black Woman Receives Honorary GED Certificate

  10-10-2023 15:45
  
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  A Mississippi woman received an honorary GED at 90 years old.
  According to WLOX, Ellouise Lewis, 90, received her honorary GED certificate during a special graduation ceremony at Gulfport Care Center last month.
  “I never did get a chance to graduate until this day,” Lewis told WLOX.
  Lewis said she dropped out of school in the 10th grade and has always wished that she had finished high school. Staff at the Gulfport Care Center set out to make her wish come true.
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Demonstrating a Full Commitment to Diversity?

  10-10-2023 15:30
  
  After an unarmed Black man, George Floyd, was killed by a White police officer in 2020, some observers referred to the ensuing nationwide rioting as America’s “racial reckoning.” To appease the protesters, local governments announced plans to defund the police, while corporations gave millions of dollars to Black organizations and social justice projects.
  Then Boston University announced the hiring of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, one of America’s foremost academics on racism and s
  
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• WMAQ-TV Chicago Celebrates its 75th Anniversary

  10-10-2023 14:15
  
  From being the FIRST full-time color TV station in the nation, to televising the FIRST World Series in Chicago, to being Chicago’s FIRST TV station to broadcast in stereo, to proudly having Chicago’s FIRST 10pm Black news anchor, FIRST 10pm female co-anchor and FIRST female solo news anchor, WMAQ-TV (NBC 5 Chicago) has delivered numerous “firsts” in local television history.
  Throughout the month of October and through the end of the year, WMAQ-TV will be celebrating its 7
  
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• Artist Rufina Bazlova uses embroidery as a form of ‘gentle protest’

  10-10-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Rufina Bazlova is not afraid to surrender her art to activism. Born in Belarus, a former Soviet republic ruled by the authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko for 29 years now, Bazlova knows all too well that being apolitical is a privilege many Eastern Europeans cannot afford.  2020 was a pivotal year for Belarus, not only because […]
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• 2 Men Injured In Shooting At Bowie State University During Homecoming Week

  10-10-2023 14:00
  
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  Two people were injured in a shooting at Bowie State University on Saturday (October 7) during homecoming week.
  According to Revolt, gunfire erupted on the HBCU campus at around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday. Two 19-year-old male victims were found outside the Center for Business and Graduate Studies and were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Colonel Roland L. Butler, superintendent of the Maryland Department of State Police, said in a statement.
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• NAACP Chicago Far-South Suburban Branch Hosts Annual Freedom Fund Luncheon

  10-10-2023 13:30
  
  The NAACP Chicago Far-South Suburban Branch (CFSSB) is happy to announce its highly anticipated Annual Freedom Fund Luncheon, themed “THRIVING: In Our Community,” scheduled for November 5, 2023.
  This important event, hosted at the Serbian Social Center, 18550 Stoney Island Avenue, Lansing, Illinois, from 2 to 5 p.m., aims to promote unity, diversity, and equality within the Chicago South Suburban area.
  “This event is something we look forward to every year,” commented Gar
  
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• Livelinks Review: Is This The Best Chat Line To Call in 2022? We Tried It

  10-10-2023 09:17 via chicagoreader.com
  
  A lot of us look for love in the wrong places and find that we’ve wasted so much time on the wrong ones. But when you’re looking for a strong genuine connection, Livelinks is one of the best ways to get it. This phone chat line has been around for over twenty years and is […]
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