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• Coalition Wants Reform Within CFD To Address Lack Of Black Firefighters

  30-03-2024 15:30
  
  When it comes to its racial makeup, the Chicago Fire Department’s ranks don’t come close to reflecting the city’s Black population, which stands at about 29%. And if the current hiring trends within the department continue, those numbers within the CFD’s sworn ranks will only rapidly diminish. 
  That’s why a coalition of Black Firefighters and city officials gathered to call for complete reform of the CFD’s hiring practices, which have disadvantaged candid
  
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• The Promontory Hosts Benefit Concert for Chicago Hip Hop Icon GQTHATEACHA

  30-03-2024 15:15
  
  If Chicago Hip-hop had an ambassador, it would undoubtedly be GQTHATEACHA. 
  He is a historian, emcee, curator, tastemaker and connector. His taste in music is without peer. 
  I know this from personal experience. Whenever I saw GQ in Hyde Park or, more recently, at the Chicago Hip Hop Heritage Museum, the first thing he did was introduce me to some dope new music—soulful Hip-hop that makes you close your eyes and be transported to another dimension. 
  He introduced me to artis
  
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• March Madness: The stars of women’s NCAA basketball face high expectations as the sport grows

  30-03-2024 14:30
  
  Southern California guard JuJu Watkins signs autographs for fans after a 73-55 win over Kansas in a college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament in Los Angeles, on March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
  by Nwakerendu Waboso, Brock University and Taylor McKee, Brock University
  Women’s basketball superstars are standing at a crossroads for collegiate basketball, professional women’s sport, and the relationship between race and gender more broadly.
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• Eileen O’Neill Burke Wins State’s Attorney Primary Over Clayton Harris III

  30-03-2024 14:00
  
  Former appellate judge Eileen O’Neill Burke emerged victorious in a tight Democratic primary race for Cook County state’s attorney, defeating Clayton Harris III, an attorney supported by the party. 
  The Associated Press confirmed the results on Friday.
  Expressing her gratitude, O’Neill Burke stated, “I am deeply honored to become the Democratic nominee for Cook County State’s Attorney. Congratulations to Clayton Harris for running a vigorous campaign. Despite o
  
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• Malian legend Oumou Sangaré brings her powerful voice and rhythms back to Chicago

  30-03-2024 05:33 via chicagoreader.com
  
  It’s been nearly 15 years since beloved Malian diva Omou Sangaré performed in Chicago, and her return is cause for celebration. The singer and composer has been a global superstar since she released her revelatory 1989 debut album, Moussolou (“Women”), at age 20, and she’s now recognized for her committed feminist stance as well as […]
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• Katy Davidson of cult indie band Dear Nora plays a deep-cut show

  30-03-2024 05:06 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Singer-songwriter Katy Davidson cofounded Dear Nora in Portland, Oregon, at the end of the 90s. By then the Pacific Northwest had already produced an outsize amount of storied indie rock, but in the liner notes for the 2020 Orindal Records reissue of the 2008 Dear Nora rarities compilation Three States, Davidson wrote that the group […]
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• Louis Gossett Jr., Academy Award Winner And Atlanta Resident, Has Passed At 87

  30-03-2024 00:10
  
  Louis Gossett Jr. will be remembered for making history in theater, TV and film. On March 29, Gossett, 87, passed in Santa Monica, California. 
  Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1936, Gossett was a high school basketball star until an injury led him to the stage. At 17, Gossett made his acting debut in his school’s production of “You Can’t Take It With You.”
  In his early 20s, Gossett honed his skills on Broadway, starring in “A Raisin in the Sun” in 1959 and
  
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