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• ‘There’s more freedom for how to tell stories’

  01-04-2025 23:08 via chicagoreader.com
  
  For the past decade, Pranita Nayar, founder and executive director of Mandala South Asian Performing Arts, has used the organization to bring cultural education and entertainment to Chicago, making a place for dancers, musicians, and audiences both within and outside of the diaspora to celebrate South Asian culture.  One thing that makes Mandala special is […]
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• Coffee jelly at Tenjin

  01-04-2025 21:49 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “The excessive drinking of coffee in any case is an evil. But it is often forgotten that coffee can be taken in other ways and in none better than in the form of jelly.” —The Lancet, July 18, 1903 Who can argue with the august, peer-reviewed medical journal, which weighed in on the benefits of […]
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• The legacy of Marty Goddard

  01-04-2025 15:47 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Content note: This story contains descriptions of police violence and sexual assault. In the 1970s, as today, sexual assault was among the least reported violent crime in the U.S. Marital rape was still legal (it wasn’t made a crime in all 50 states until 1993). In Chicago, when people did report a sexual assault to […]
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• CPS, CTU Reach Tentative Deal That Includes Teacher Raises, Smaller Class Sizes, and More Prep Time—Avoiding a Strike

  01-04-2025 15:30
  
  Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that, if ratified, would deliver the largest teacher raises in more than a decade, expand classroom resources, and invest in student supports—all while averting a strike.
  The proposed deal now heads to the CTU’s House of Delegates for review and, if approved, will move to a full union membership vote. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez would then present the contract to the Chicag
  
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• The Listeners makes its Chicago debut

  01-04-2025 15:23 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The Listeners, through 4/11 at Lyric Opera
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Will Rev. Jamal Byrant’s boycott hit the wrong target?”

  01-04-2025 14:00
  
  by J. Pharoah Doss
  Rev. Jamal Bryant, an Atlanta-based pastor, launched a nationwide 40-day boycott of Target retail stores on March 5th in response to the retailer’s decision to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion program.
  When George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, Target launched REACH (Racial Equity Action and Change) and pledged to invest $2 billion in Black-owned businesses by December 2025, but in January of 2025, one of President Donald Trump’s
  
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• Key Mayoral Races in Aurora and Dolton Highlight April 1 Consolidated Election

  01-04-2025 13:15
  
  Photo Credit: Sora Shimazaki/Pexels
  Voters across the Chicago suburbs are gearing up for key mayoral races and referendums in Tuesday’s election, but two contests in particular are drawing outsized attention: Aurora and Dolton.
  In Aurora, Illinois’ second-largest city, incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin is looking for a third term. A former Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2022, Irvin has picked up endorsements from the Daily Herald and several labor unions. He faces John Laesch, an
  
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• The Importance Of Transgender Day Of Visibility

  01-04-2025 05:03
  
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  Monday (March 31) marks the annual Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), highlighting the achievements of transgender people and the disproportionate levels of poverty, discrimination, and violence the community faces.
  This year, TDOV comes on the heels of President Donald Trump issuing several executive orders attacking transgender rights. These executive orders are set to impact their ability to serve in the military, participate in school sports, and obtain government docu
  
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• Voices of Influence: 120 Years of the Chicago Defender with Dyanna Knight Lewis

  01-04-2025 04:00
  
  Monique Roberson (L) interviews Dyanna Knight Lewis (R), publisher of The Chicago Defender.
  As part of our “Voices of Influence: 120 Years of the Chicago Defender” series, I sat down with Dyanna Knight Lewis, the force behind the Defender’s storied Women of Excellence awards.
  During Women’s History Month, it felt especially fitting to spotlight the woman who has helped elevate the brilliance of more than 850 Black women since 2007—leaders, visionaries, and community
  
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• Best OnlyFans Models of 2025

  01-04-2025 00:06 via chicagoreader.com
  
  For years, the phrase “OnlyFans girl” has been tossed around with a mix of scorn and condescension, a shorthand for dismissing women who leverage their sexuality online. It’s a label often used to diminish rather than to describe, rooted in outdated ideas about work, respectability, and who gets to profit from desire. But let’s be […]
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