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• Congo Square at a crossroads

  25-02-2025 23:14 via chicagoreader.com
  
  For 25 years, Congo Square Theatre Company (CSTC) has been an important home for Black theater artists in Chicago. Founded in 1999 by Derrick Sanders and Reginald Nelson—who met while studying theater at Howard University in Washington, D.C., before relocating to Chicago—the company first announced its presence on the local scene with a 2000 production […]
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• Golden and green

  25-02-2025 20:25 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Golden Hour, through 3/2, Joffrey Ballet at Lyric Opera House
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• Lurid ready a new album of triumphant blackened death metal

  25-02-2025 20:17 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Lurid Sat 3/1 at Live Wire Lounge
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• Investing in Our Future Scholarship Gala Raises Hundreds of Thousands for Southland Students

  25-02-2025 16:00
  
  From left, Dr. Johnnie Thomas, Rich Township 227 superintendent; Dr. Tiffany Brunson, Elementary School District 159 superintendent; Dr. Sandra Thomas, Superintendents’ Commission president; Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, Matteson School District 162 superintendent; Lisa Rollins, UNCF Regional Development Director; Vivian Covington, president of the Democratic Women of the Southland; State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (38th district); Dr. Anita Rice, Lincoln Elementary School District 156; and Dr. Je
  
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• Investing in Our Future Scholarship Gala Raises $400K for Southland Students

  25-02-2025 16:00
  
  From left, Dr. Johnnie Thomas, Rich Township 227 superintendent; Dr. Tiffany Brunson, Elementary School District 159 superintendent; Dr. Sandra Thomas, Superintendents’ Commission president; Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, Matteson School District 162 superintendent; Lisa Rollins, UNCF Regional Development Director; Vivian Covington, president of the Democratic Women of the Southland; State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin (38th district); Dr. Anita Rice, Lincoln Elementary School District 156; and Dr. Je
  
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• ‘Not just video guys’

  25-02-2025 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Robert Heishman and Robert Salazar are artists. Heishman, the more soft-spoken of the two, primarily works in photography, while the ebullient Salazar is a musician and videographer. Together, they form the creative production company Bob. The eponymous Roberts formalized their partnership in 2021, following a decade of friendship and mutual admiration. They have swiftly and […]
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• Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus Hosts 2nd Annual Job Fair, Drawing Over 1,000 Chicago Residents

  25-02-2025 14:00
  
  Chicago Aldermen from left to right–Ald. Desmon Yancy (5th), Ald. Emma Mitts (37th), Ald. Walter Burnett (27th), Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th), Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) (Photo Courtesy of Sean Howard).
  Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th), Chairman of the Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus, was joined by her fellow Black Caucus colleagues as they successfully hosted the 2nd Annual City of Chicago and Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus job fair. The event allowed Chicago residents to explore entry-level
  
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• Grammy-Winning R&B Singer Roberta Flack Dead At 88

  25-02-2025 02:00
  
  Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack has died, per PEOPLE. She was 88.
  Flack died on Monday (February 14) surrounded by family members, according to a press release obtained by the outlet. It’s unclear what her cause of death is.
  “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning February 24, 2025,” a statement reads. “She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educ
  
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