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• Lovers and daughters

  08-04-2025 20:14 via chicagoreader.com
  
  No Such Thing, through 4/27 at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble
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• Chicago’s mail art renaissance

  08-04-2025 20:14 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In mail art, the canvas is a postcard or a piece of paper in an envelope. Mail art highlights process and experience in addition to the product itself. It encompasses creation (writing, composition, choice of multimedia, paper, postal stamp, and envelope); transportation (the walk to the mailbox, the postal journey, physical additions by the mail […]
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• Border wars

  08-04-2025 20:04 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The Book of Grace, through 5/18 at Steppenwolf Theatre
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• One Month Out From REAL ID Enforcement Date, Giannoulias Lays Out the Facts

  08-04-2025 15:30
  
  Illinois Real ID (Photo Courtesy of realid.ilsos.gov).
  With 30 days left until the REAL ID enforcement date takes effect on May 7, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias wants Illinoisans to get the facts about REAL IDs as many scramble to get one.
  “The federal REAL ID rollout has caused a great deal of confusion across the country, including here in Illinois,” Giannoulias said. “We’re monitoring REAL ID demand and adjusting our services to efficiently accommodate the unpre
  
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• Carol Moseley Braun Named Board Chair of DuSable Black History Museum

  08-04-2025 15:30
  
  The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center announced on Monday (April 7) the election of Carol Moseley Braun as the new Board Chair for the museum. 
  Moseley Braun, a distinguished former U.S. Senator, ambassador, and public servant, brings decades of leadership and advocacy experience to the institution.
  As the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate, Moseley Braun has a long history of championing civil rights, social justice, and educational equity. Her appointm
  
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• J. Pharoah Doss: Anthony Mackie’s Success Story?

  08-04-2025 15:00
  
  by J. Pharoah Doss
  False options plague public debate, leading to pointless discussions. A Fox News anchor recently questioned the border czar about whether illegal entry into the country was considered a “crime or misdemeanor.” The border czar knew the anchor meant to say “misdemeanor or civil infraction,” so it was easy for him to overlook the false option to avoid a pointless discussion.
  However, during actor Anthony Mackie’s recent interview on The Pivot Podcast
  
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• New York Schools Decline To Comply With Trump Administration’s DEI Order

  08-04-2025 14:30
  
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  The state of New York is refusing to comply with the Trump administration’s demands to end DEI practices in public schools despite its threats to terminate federal education funding.
  On Friday (April 4), Daniel Morton-Bentley, counsel and deputy commissioner of the state Department of Education, sent a letter to Trump’s Education Department, saying state officials don’t believe the agency has the authority to prohibit DEI, per the Associated Press.
  “We
  
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• Harriet Tubman References Removed From NPS ‘Underground Railroad’ Webpage

  08-04-2025 14:00
  
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  The National Parks Service has removed references to civil rights icon Harriet Tubman from its webpage about the “Underground Railroad.”
  According to the Washington Post, the NPS “Underground Railroad” site previously led with an image and quote from Tubman, the main “conductor” of the network of routes and safe havens that helped enslaved people escape to freedom. Tubman’s image and quote were no longer on the website as of March 19
  
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• Best Ebony Cam Sites of 2025

  08-04-2025 02:11 via chicagoreader.com
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• Best Ebony Cam Sites for Black Cam Girls of 2025

  08-04-2025 02:11 via chicagoreader.com
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• Best Black Cam Sites of 2025

  08-04-2025 02:11 via chicagoreader.com
  
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