6 days ago · For more than a decade, city leaders helped to prevent Chicago drill rapper Chief Keef from performing in his hometown. In 2015, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel felt so strongly that Keef was an “unacceptable role model” whose music “promotes violence” that he wouldn’t even let him perform via hologram.Emanuel’s affront echoed sentiments from critics — then and now — who argue that ...

Dec 27, 2024 · With a career spanning over six decades on television, screen and stage, Louis Gossett Jr. first received critical acclaim in 1959 for his portrayal of George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun.. A pioneer in his own right, Gossett Jr. would contribute to a surge of prominent Black talent on Broadway and on the big screen.

Dec 30, 2024 · While gearing up to release her 2025 album, Black American Beauty, rapper and local activist J. Bambii has been on a roll with her new music. Her fiery single, “Church Fan,” finds her at her most confident and lyrically dexterous. The Wild 100s native creates music that draws from the Black feminist/womanist tradition, overtly championing Black liberation, Black women, and children without ...

Jan 3, 2025 · The Black woman-owned Chicago bookstore Semicolon is closing its doors after five years of operations. Owner Danielle Moore announced through Instagram today that the closure is a result of the store being unsustainable. “The holidays did not do what we wanted them to do and based on the amount of community work that we like to pour into the city and into the world in general, we are not ...

The Culture How Chicago drill artists hacked the conversation about gun violence . In his new book, media scholar Jabari M. Evans explores how drill rap changed the Internet — and views of gun violence.

Jan 13, 2025 · “February 26, 2023, I woke up and was like, “I want to get very big on social media. I want to be impactful in Chicago,’” he said. He started on TikTok in March 2023, focusing his videos on how to navigate the corporate world as a professional.

Jan 4, 2025 · Y’all, Derrick Rose looks really happy. He’s been in his hometown Chicago for the past week, receiving well-deserved flowers from family, friends, city officials, his alma mater Simeon Career Academy and thousands of fans who have stuck by him through thick and thin.

Jan 15, 2025 · Art reflects and interprets the society we live in. Monica Rickert-Bolter knows this all too well. As a visual artist and co-founder of the Center for Native Futures, she works closely with artists and curators to amplify Black and Indigenous histories and influences through art. “We have the agency to tell our own stories.

Jan 9, 2025 · Hall’s proposal for regulation includes implementing an age limit of 21 for hemp consumption, similar to marijuana and alcohol. He also wants to enforce strict packaging that isn’t aimed toward children. “Currently, right now, you get a vendor’s license, you can be selling this crap out of your basement.

Oct 28, 2024 · For the first time, Chicago voters will be able to elect the city’s school board. Since 1995, Chicago mayors have maintained massive control over the city’s school district by appointing board members and CPS’ executive officers, as well as deciding on school facility reconstruction and negotiating teacher union contracts.. Under current doctrine the Chicago Board of Education that runs ...