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Inside the Bronzeville Children’s Museum

Chicago Talks, May 28, 2010

The Bronzeville Children’s Museum is one of only a handful of museums in the nation…

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Pan-African Association Hosts Celebration to Benefit Chicago’s African Refugees

Chicago Talks, April 9, 2010

Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois’ 9th Congressional District Representative, will speak at the annual Pan-African Night…

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“February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four”

Chicago Talks, January 28, 2010

The Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts…

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Uptown Celebrates Winthrop Avenue Pioneers, Remembers the Segregation They Faced

Chicago Talks, September 17, 2009

By Lorraine Swanson, editor, Lake Effect News For the generations of McKeevers, Browns, Clarks, Jenkins,…

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Pressures on Asian-Americans to be Asian and American

Chicago Talks, August 14, 2008

by Alan Livshin August 14, 2008 – To live the American dream is hard enough…

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“Summer of Hate” Exhibit Opens in Bronzeville

Chicago Talks, July 7, 2008

By Ebony L. McCline ChicagoTalks first published a story about the Springfield race riots on…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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