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• All hell breaks loose with Chubby Boy’s Burgers at the next Monday Night Foodball

  24-10-2023 23:45 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Mondays take a lot out of me. That’s why most other days when the sun starts sinking, I’m slapping on the night cream, pulling on my Dr. Dentons, and getting ready to hit the hay before the freaks come out at night. That’s also why I was ignorant of the summerlong rotating residency of Chubby […]
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• Nyra’s Dreams uses Indian dance to explore contemporary women’s experiences

  24-10-2023 22:55 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Traditional Indian dance is a form that is rooted in storytelling, folk literature, and sacred texts. Its forms are myriad and complex and are divided into three main categories: classical, folk/tribal, and Bollywood. Classical forms are highly stylized with prescribed movements that accompany sacred and traditional texts in the mode of dance and theater. Folk/tribal […]
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• YR Media Comes to Chicago, Shifting Media Landscape for BIPOC Youth

  24-10-2023 21:26
  
  It takes an incredible team of forward-thinking individuals to bridge the gap between creativity and opportunity in Chicago. YR Media creates space for black, indigenous, and people of color between the ages of 14 and 24 in underserved communities who are often overlooked due to resources, innovation and success. 
  Where the divide is rooted in access and equity, YR Media is the answer. The newly built Pilsen-based multimedia hub serves as a training ground for aspiring creatives seeking to
  
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• RIP multimedia rock artist Shelley Howard

  24-10-2023 19:52 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Veteran Chicago gig-poster artist and graphic designer Shelley Howard died Saturday, October 14, at age 76. For decades, Howard designed concert advertisements for Jam Productions, a Chicago-based independent entertainment producer. Jam placed his work in the Reader, the Illinois Entertainer, the Tribune, and the Sun-Times, among other spots. “He was essentially the person who was […]
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• Writing as an act, not an artifact

  24-10-2023 15:42 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In a literary world steeped in academia, Francesca Kritikos seeks the raw and unpolished. As a poet and publisher, she’s developed an aversion to overly cerebral work—writing created with the intention of locking readers out. Instead, she looks for accessible writing that evokes catharsis and self-discovery. Increasingly, she found herself struggling to find publishers interested […]
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• Ratso To-Go-Go

  24-10-2023 15:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  South-sider and lifetime teen Ratso is most known for cohosting the beloved dance party Chic-A-Go-Go with his companions (Reader contributor and Roctober zine creator) Jake Austen and Mia Park on Chicago’s public-access channel CAN TV since 1996. With his signature disheveled style, floppy ears, love of punk music, and squeakily delivered humorous observations, it’s easy […]
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• J. Pharoah Doss: BLM Stands with Palestine or Hamas?

  24-10-2023 15:00
  
  “Wow,” began a social media post by a person whose profile picture was an Israeli flag, “I used to support Black Lives Matter. I don’t know if I can anymore.”
  This was in reaction to BLM-Chicago’s posting of an image of a paraglider with a Palestinian flag attached to its chute with the caption, “I stand with Palestine.”
  BLM-Chicago posted the image after Hamas launched thousands of missiles from the Gaza Strip into Israel during a surprise attack
  
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• Tune in to Word In Black’s Event With Dr. Joy DeGruy and Dr. Bahia Cross

  24-10-2023 14:34
  Join us on Wednesday, Oct 25, for a conversation about what racial healing looks like in real time for the Black community.
  What part do institutions, communities, and individuals need to play in order to establish justice and create the possibility for equity and unity?
  Join Word In Black for a special Facebook Live on Wednesday, October 25, at 5 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. ET for a conversation with Dr. Joy DeGruy and Dr. Bahia Cross about what is needed to bring about true racial healing.&
  
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• Beloved Newsman Harry Porterfield Dies at 95, Leaving a Towering Legacy

  24-10-2023 14:30
  
  Harry Porterfield, the beloved, legendary journalist who made his mark on Chicago and beyond, passed away at 95.
  Mr. Porterfield died of natural causes on Monday after dealing with a short illness, surrounded by his family in Munster, Indiana.
  His distinguished career spanned over half a century, during which he made significant contributions to the Chicago news landscape at WBBM-TV and WLS-TV.
  One of his notable contributions was his long-running segment, “Someone You Should Know.”&
  
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• Black Slaves ‘Humbled Themselves’: Church Speaker Slammed Over Sermon

  24-10-2023 14:00
  
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  A Fort Worth church has apologized after a guest speaker delivered a controversial sermon about slavery.
  According to CBS News, Mike Keller was giving a sermon as a guest pastor at Fairpark Baptist Church earlier this year when he claimed that Black slaves were freed because they “humbled themselves” and prayed.
  “A hundred-fifty years ago or 200 years ago, when the Blacks were slaves, did they ever go to Washington, D.C., and have a rally 200 years ago to pr
  
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