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Film, Movie Review Jun 13, 2019
16 Shots focuses too much on the Laquan McDonald shooting at the expense of McDonald himself

The west side teen was a human being, not just another statistic, and he deserves a better tribute than this.
- By Andrea Gronvall
- Tags: Movie Review, 16 Shots, Rick Rowley, Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke, Frontline, Documenting Hate: Charlottesville, Terror in Little Saigon, Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill, Jamie Kalven, Charlene Carruthers, William Calloway, Pat Camden, Christy Gutowski, Jeremy Gorner, Rahm Emanuel, Ben

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jan 10, 2019
Here are five theater festivals to help you survive January

Puppets! Storytelling! Social consciousness! Brilliant teens! Rhinofest weirdness!
- By Catey Sullivan
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, theater festivals, Pegasus Young Playwrights Festival, Anonda Tyler, Fragile Limbs, Pegasus Theatre, Rhinoceros Theater Festival, Jenny Magnus, Beau O’Reilly, Encounter, Collaboraction, B.B. Browne, Missing, Alanisse Pineda, 16 Shots, Tonika Lewis Johnson, Folded Map Project, Sami Ismat, Picnic Summit, Fillet of Solo Festival, Live Bait Theater, Lifeline Theatre, Tekki Lomnicki, Tellin’ Tales Theatre, Come Hell or High Water, Stir Friday Night, Lily Be, Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, Blair Thomas, Susan Lipmann, Ajijaak on Turtle Island, Ty Defoe, Heather Henson, Just Another Lynching, Jeghetto, Arde Brillante en los Bosques de la Noche (Burning Bright in the Forest of the Night), Mariano Pensotti, Chicago Fringe Festival

Blogs, Bleader Oct 5, 2018
The Jason Van Dyke case showed the danger of being ruled by fear

The murder of LaQuan McDonald isn’t a just a story about one man’s exaggerated fear. It shines a light on the fear that drives much of Chicago's and America's politics and criminal justice.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: News, Race, Criminal Justice, Jason Van Dyke, LaQuan McDonald, Chris Hayes, 16 shots

Blogs, Bleader Sep 25, 2018
Psychologist and defense witness at Van Dyke trial says police officers suffer from memory distortions under acute stress

Laurence Miller will testify that Jason Van Dyke feared for his life when he shot Laquan McDonald, and that this mortal terror helps explain the discrepancies between his and other police reports and the videotape of the shooting.
- By Emmanuel Camarillo
- Tags: Criminal Justice, News, Science, Jason Van Dyke, Van Dyke murder trial, police officer Jason Van Dyke, Judge Vincent Gaughan, Laquan McDonald, 16 shots, police shootings, Laurence Miller, defense expert, defense witness, Jordan Grafman, José Antonio Elena Rodríguez, Lonnie Swartz

News & Politics, Fall Preview Sep 19, 2018
Following the Van Dyke trial through the WBEZ podcast 16 Shots

The audio show explores every perspective of the high-profile case.
- By Devlyn Camp
- Tags: Fall Preview, 16 Shots, WBEZ, Jenn White, Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald, Chicago Police Department, podcast, fall preview, fall preview 2018

Blogs, Bleader Sep 16, 2017
Chicago rapper Vic Mensa forgot to bring his punk punch to Riot Fest

Vic Mensa's ferocious anti-authoritarian energy should've made him a good fit for Riot Fest, but he often seemed to lose track of it onstage.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Riot Fest, Vic Mensa, Riot Fest, The Autobiography, 16 Shots, Joey Purp, Peter Cottontale, Down For Some Ignorance (Ghetto Lullaby)

Music, Music Feature Jul 27, 2016
Video
Can Vic Mensa radicalize Lollapalooza?

The Chicago rapper publicly supports Black Lives Matter and LGBT rights, among other progressive causes—which makes him an interesting fit for a festival that tries to please everyone.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Feature, Vic Mensa, Save Money, Kids These Days, There’s Alot Going On, Lollapalooza, Pepsi Stage, Grant Park, Perry Farrell, Innanetape, Respect My Vote!, Hip Hop Caucus, Black Lives Matter, Black Youth Project 100, Malik Yusef, Free Love, 16 Shots, Laquan McDonald, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Justice for Flint, One Campaign, Rock the Vote, HeadCount, Syd Rocks, Working Bikes, CeaseFire, Center on Halsted, Cure Violence, Aja Monet, Blood Orange, Bike 4 Life, Chicago Cares, Straight Up, Whispers, Nico Segal, Towkio, Queen, Pride, Traphouse Rock, Pulse, Orlando, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 3, 2016
Vic Mensa gets personal and political on his Roc Nation debut, There's Alot Going On

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa doesn't always strike the best balance of politics and pop, but he never fails to get his point across.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Vic Mensa, There's Alot Going On, Save Money, Sterling Hayes, Antidepressant, Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book, Joey Purp, iiiDrops, 16 Shots, Laquan McDonald, Jason Van Dyke, Kids These Days, Save Money, Kanye West, Save Money, Roc Nation, Ebro Darden, Emmett Till

Blogs, Bleader May 17, 2016
Video
The legacy of Mayor Harold Washington

In many ways, Chicago’s political climate has changed little since the death of the political visionary.
- By Renata Cherlise
- Tags: Arts, Blvck Vrchives, History, Politics, Blvck Vrchives, Harold Washington, voter mobilization, mayor, bloc voting, black vote, election, Sun-Times, Bill Stamets, Media Burn, archives, video, Chicago, politics, Cabrini Green, democratic, mayoral election, Laquan McDonald, 16 shots, Black Youth Project, Video

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16 Shots focuses too much on the Laquan McDonald shooting at the expense of McDonald himself

The west side teen was a human being, not just another statistic, and he deserves a better tribute than this.

Here are five theater festivals to help you survive January

Puppets! Storytelling! Social consciousness! Brilliant teens! Rhinofest weirdness!

The Jason Van Dyke case showed the danger of being ruled by fear

The murder of LaQuan McDonald isn’t a just a story about one man’s exaggerated fear. It shines a light on the fear that drives much of Chicago's and America's politics and criminal justice.

Psychologist and defense witness at Van Dyke trial says police officers suffer from memory distortions under acute stress

Laurence Miller will testify that Jason Van Dyke feared for his life when he shot Laquan McDonald, and that this mortal terror helps explain the discrepancies between his and other police reports and the videotape of the shooting.

Following the Van Dyke trial through the WBEZ podcast 16 Shots

The audio show explores every perspective of the high-profile case.

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa forgot to bring his punk punch to Riot Fest

Vic Mensa's ferocious anti-authoritarian energy should've made him a good fit for Riot Fest, but he often seemed to lose track of it onstage.

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Can Vic Mensa radicalize Lollapalooza?

The Chicago rapper publicly supports Black Lives Matter and LGBT rights, among other progressive causes—which makes him an interesting fit for a festival that tries to please everyone.

Vic Mensa gets personal and political on his Roc Nation debut, There's Alot Going On

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa doesn't always strike the best balance of politics and pop, but he never fails to get his point across.

Video
The legacy of Mayor Harold Washington

In many ways, Chicago’s political climate has changed little since the death of the political visionary.

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The west side teen was a human being, not just another statistic, and he deserves a better tribute than this.

Puppets! Storytelling! Social consciousness! Brilliant teens! Rhinofest weirdness!

The murder of LaQuan McDonald isn’t a just a story about one man’s exaggerated fear. It shines a light on the fear that drives much of Chicago's and America's politics and criminal justice.

Laurence Miller will testify that Jason Van Dyke feared for his life when he shot Laquan McDonald, and that this mortal terror helps explain the discrepancies between his and other police reports and the videotape of the shooting.

The audio show explores every perspective of the high-profile case.

Vic Mensa's ferocious anti-authoritarian energy should've made him a good fit for Riot Fest, but he often seemed to lose track of it onstage.

The Chicago rapper publicly supports Black Lives Matter and LGBT rights, among other progressive causes—which makes him an interesting fit for a festival that tries to please everyone.

Chicago rapper Vic Mensa doesn't always strike the best balance of politics and pop, but he never fails to get his point across.

In many ways, Chicago’s political climate has changed little since the death of the political visionary.

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