Subject EXPO; Chicago; Dwight White II Description Dwight White II went from being a Division I football player at Northwestern … Continue reading This EXPO Chicago weekend, Dwight White II wants you to check out his murals
Subject Brandon Johnson; Mayor; Chicago Description Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson is projected to win the Chicago mayoral runoff, replacing … Continue reading Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor’s race
Subject Brandon Johnson; Chicago Mayoral Race; Cook County Description On the last day of February, during an unusually mild winter … Continue reading How Brandon Johnson Broke Through to Chicago’s Mayoral Runoff
Subject House Music; Chicago; Frankie Knuckles Description Last month, when Beyoncé became the winningest musician in the history of the … Continue reading From the Warehouse to the world: Chicago and the birth of house music
Subject Black History Month; YMCA; Chicago; Carter G. Woodson Description The seeds of Black History Month were planted on Chicago’s … Continue reading Black History Month traces its origins to a Chicago YMCA
Subject WGN; Wendell Smith; Baseball; Jackie Robinson Description As WGN TV celebrates 75 years, we’re looking back with a series … Continue reading WGN sports anchor Wendell Smith, responsible for Jackie Robinson’s rise, broke barriers in baseball and broadcasting
Subject Jarrett Adams; Criminal Defense Lawyer; Chicago Description This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jarrett Adams, … Continue reading I was wrongfully accused of sexual assault and spent nearly 10 years in prison. Here’s how I proved my innocence and became a criminal defense lawyer.
Subject Chicago; All These Sons; Gangs Description Three young Black men enroll in outreach programs dedicated to helping them escape … Continue reading ‘All These Sons’ Review: A Moving Gun-Violence Doc That Gains Power as It Loses Illusions
Subject Food Insecurity; Chicago; Dion Dawson Description Dawson, a native of the Englewood neighborhood of South Chicago, witnessed his community … Continue reading COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKER DION DAWSON: ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY IN CHICAGO
Subject TikTok; Historian; Chicago; Netflix Description Chicago’s favorite urban historian is taking his 60-second history lessons from the palm of … Continue reading TikTok Historian Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas Working On Chicago-Based TV Series With Netflix
