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- Film, Small Screen Sep 14, 2020
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‘Pioneering is dangerous’
Housing and the haunting of segregation in Lovecraft Country
- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Apr 24, 2018
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What ever happened to the King Memorial Mural at 43rd and Langley?
The artist, Eugene "Eda" Wade, wants to know, but nobody seems to have any answers.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 5, 2018
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On April 5, 1968, the west side was on fire
Twenty years later, the Reader looked back and wondered why no one else had done the same.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 4, 2018
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Was there a conspiracy to assassinate Martin Luther King?
A 1990 Reader story said yes—and made a compelling case.
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 15, 2018
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From the archive: MLK Day
The daily dig through the Reader archives turns up a moving video and story about Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy in Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 14, 2017
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A Q&A with filmmaker Jamal Joseph on Chapter & Verse and the prison industrial complex
Joseph's first feature is a personal and multifaceted look at America's broken prison system.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 15, 2016
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Looking back on our bummer election
And how to think about looking forward.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 6, 2013
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How to get a job with Mayor Rahm!
As we should know by now, when it comes to everything from closing schools to reappointing the city's inspector general, Mayor Rahm's real motivations are probably not what he says they are.
- Arts & Culture, Book Review Aug 4, 2013
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John Lewis's long march
With the help of illustrator Nate Powell, a civil rights legend's memoirs become a striking graphic novel.
