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• Real life is right now

  13-06-2025 17:56 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Kimberly Akimbo, through 6/22 at CIBC Theatre
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• Models of empathy

  13-06-2025 15:55 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In the project 60 wrd/min art critic, writer Lori Waxman explores how art writing can serve an expanded field of artists—including those incarcerated, trying to gain visas, working to establish themselves professionally, or just wanting feedback for a secret hobby. For this iteration, Waxman reviewed a series by School of the Art Institute graduate Divyangi […]
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• Chicago Bulls, Plus500 and Greenwood Project Empower Black and Latino Students Through Financial Literacy

  13-06-2025 15:00
  
  At the United Center, the Chicago Bulls, fintech firm Plus500, and the Greenwood Project teamed up to equip Black and Latino college students with real-world financial knowledge, mentorship, and access to careers in finance (Photo Credit: Tacuma R. Roeback).
  Thanks to the Chicago Bulls, fintech firm Plus500 and the Greenwood Project, a group of college students spent the day learning how financial literacy can change lives and not just balance sheets.
  Held at the United Center, the event blended
  
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• How Beyoncé May Have Sparked New Country Grammy Categories

  13-06-2025 14:00
  
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  The Recording Academy has announced some new changes to its categories for the 2026 Grammys after Beyoncé’s groundbreaking country wins.
  On Thursday (June 12), the Grammys announced that it would be breaking up its Best Country Album award into two categories, making a distinction between “traditional” and “contemporary” country.
  The introduction of the “Best Traditional Country Album” and “Best Contemporary
  
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• Protests Against Immigration Raids Spread Nationwide

  13-06-2025 13:30
  
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  Protests against immigration raids and President Donald Trump’s mobilization of the National Guard and the Marines in Los Angeles have spread nationwide.
  According to CBS News, protests have broken out in several cities, including Chicago, Seattle, Las Vegas, Spokane, Portland, and New York, with demonstrators chanting on the streets and carrying signs against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
  Most of the protests have been peaceful, but some demo
  
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