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Entertainment

Funky Turns 40 Featuring Black Animation Art at DuSable Museum

Chicago Talks, July 2, 2014

Don’t miss Funky Turns 40: Black Character Revolution at the DuSable Museum (June 27 –…

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Chicago Gets Cultural

Chicago Talks, March 24, 2012

Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Chicago to be the next cultural hot spot. The city has…

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NGOMA African-American performers and the Lira Singers Free at DuSable Museum

Chicago Talks, February 22, 2012

  Here is a two-fer that could only happen in Chicago, home of more Poles…

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Chicago’s Griot Speaks About Public Art as Social Good

Chicago Talks, June 17, 2011

Timuel Black  will be “Remembering the New Deal” at  the  Du Sable Museum of African…

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African Independence Explored at Film Festival

Chicago Talks, June 19, 2010

The African Jubilee Film Festival opens on June 27 at the  DuSable Museum of African…

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First 100 Days Program at DuSable Museum

Chicago Talks, April 21, 2009

Image via Wikipedia The First 100 Days of a presidency are critical to instilling confidence…

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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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