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Arts & Culture, Art Review Nov 8, 2018
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The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change

The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Art Review, The Time Is Now, Smart Museum, Art Worlds of Chicago’s South Side, 1960-1980, Rebecca Zorach, Darryl Cowherd, Murry DePillars, Nathan Wright, Hyde Park Arts Center, Barbara Jones-Hogu, the Alley, South Side Community Art Center, Margaret Burroughs, DuSable Museum, Alison Gass, Michael Christiano, south side, south side art, AfriCOBRA, African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists, OBAC, Organization of Black African Culture, mural movement, civil rights era, black power, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Aug 29, 2018
Haki Madhubuti has lived his life as an act of defiance

And the 76-year-old educator, essayist, activist, and founder of Third World Press is as radical as ever.
- By Patrick T. Reardon
- Tags: Lit Feature, Haki R. Madhubuti, Don L. Lee, black nationalism, black self-determination, poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks, New Concept Development Center, Chatham, Chicago, YellowBlack: The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet’s Life, Richard Wright, Black Boy, African-centered education, black pride, black power, black nationalism, black cultural nationalism, Third World Press, Detroit, East Side, Kanye West, Black Arts Movement, Pulitzer Prize

News & Politics, Sports Dec 14, 2016
Video
Did the NBA blacklist former Chicago Bulls player Craig Hodges because of his political beliefs?

In his new book, Long Shot: The Struggles and Triumphs of an NBA Freedom Fighter, the legendary three-point shooter recounts how his on-court success was stopped short by his outspokenness.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: Sports, Craig Hodges, Chicago Bulls, Long Shot: The Struggles and Triumphs of an NBA Freedom Fighter, Rich East High School, Rory Fanning, Haymarket Books, Michael Jordan, NBA, basketball, three-point shooting, Raymond McCoy, Steve Fisher, Long Beach State University, Tex Winter, Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, San Diego Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns, Kevin Blackistone, Sam Smith, The Jordan Rules, three-point contest, Larry Bird, Detroit Pistons, Chuck Daly, Isiah Thomas, Saul Beck, Ford Heights, Ada Hodges, Bruce Hodges, Chicago Heights, Dorothy Hodges, Jefferson Elementary, Charles Gavin, Maulana "Ron" Karenga, Black Power, gulf war, Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan, George H.W. Bush, Tim Hallam, William Rhoden, B.J. Armstrong, Bob Woolf, Crawford Richmond, Continental Basketball Association, Chicago Legends, Allison Jordan, Billy McKinney, Halifax Rainmen, Canadian Basketball League, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Mike Laneve, Etan Thomas, Ira Berkow, David Stern, Wayne Embry, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Democratic Party, Afrocentrism, politics, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 19, 2014
Seeing the soul food in American cuisine's mirror with author Adrian Miller

Thomas Jefferson's mac and cheese jones, and other highlights from the history of soul food
- By Michael Gebert
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Adrian Miller, Soul Food:The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate a a Time, soul food, Thomas Jefferson, Black Power

Music, In Rotation Aug 9, 2013
In Rotation: Jeanine O'Toole of Bare Mutants on how to commemorate Jerry Garcia's deathiversary

Plus: Eternals front man Damon Locks on Shirley Bassey, the Reader's Miles Raymer on the Outsidaz, and more
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: In Rotation, Friendzone, James Laurence, Dylan Reznick, A$AP Rocky, Main Attrakionz, rap, rap instrumentals, The Outsidaz, Noz, Andrew "Noz" Nosnitsky, Andrew Nosnitsky, Tumblr, Ras G, Miles Raymer, Jeanine O'Toole, Jean Ritchie, folk music, lap dulcimer, The Grateful Dead, movies, documentaries, film, David Grisman, mandolin, Jerry Garcia, records, demos, albums, Girls Rock! Chicago, Damon Locks, Bare Mutants, Eternals, Exploding Star Orchestra, Pat Thomas, Black Power, pop culture, LP art, Shirley Bassey, The Chico Hamilton Quintet, jazz, Elmer Bernstein

Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Apr 3, 2013
A history of gang violence: The Almighty Black P Stone Nation

A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang
- By Mara Shalhoup
- Tags: Lit Feature, Natalie Y. Moore, gang rivalries, gang territories, gang boundaries, Lance Williams, Almighty Black P. Stone Nation, Lawrence Hill Books, Blackstone Rangers, Black P. Stone Nation, interviews, Gresham Elementary School, Garret Morgan school, Mahalia Jackson school, Blackstone, Mara Shalhoup, segregation, gangs, Al Sampson, crack, Martin Luther King, Jr., LSD, Lords, Stones, and Disciples, gang coalitions, inter-gang relations, gang violence, neighborhoods, south side, west side, school districts, school closings, history, Blackstones, Stones, WBEZ, Vice Lords, Northeastern Illinois University, Eugene "Bull" Hairston, Jeff Fort, Gangster Disciples, poverty, war on drugs, war on terror, war on poverty, violence, CPS, Chicago Public Schools, black power, civil rights movement, crime, activism, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, federal government

Blogs, Bleader Jun 27, 2011
Video
Lord Thing and The Corner

Former Bank of America Cinema programmer Michael W. Phillips screens the Vice Lords documentaries "The Corner" and "Lord Thing" Thursday 6/30 in his South Side Projections screening series.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Vice Lords, Lord Thing, The Corner, Robert Ford, DeWitt Beall, Lawndale, Orron Marshall, Michael W. Phillips, Bank of America Cinema, CIMMfest, South Side, projections, community art center, gang, street, black power, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 14, 2010
Reviewed: Goose Island Stout Fest

Night Stalker, Rind Grind, and Abduction, oh my!
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Goose Island, stout, Stout Fest, Goose Island Stout Fest, Bourbon County, Revolution Brewing, Half Acre, Rock Bottom, Pipeworks, Roundhouse, Tom Korder, Greg Hall, Night Stalker, Abduction, Big Hugs, Captain Fantasy, Rind Grind, Black Power

Blogs, Bleader Apr 20, 2009
Video
Before Shaft

The Block Museum kicks off its Gordon Parks photo exhibit with a Thursday screening of his film "The Learning Tree," the first modern studio film by a black director.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Northwestern University, Black Panthers, black power, Gordon Parks, The Learning Tree, American Gothic, Shaft, Shaft's Big Score, Life Magazine, Block Museum, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Eldridge Cleaver, Katherine Cleaver, David Parks, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 10, 2009
Video
The father of Blaxploitation is back

Melvin Van Peebles' "Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha" has its Chicago premiere tonight at the Parkway Ballroom.
- By Ed M. Koziarski
- Tags: Film, Black Panther Party, Melvin Van Peebles, Mario Van Peebles, Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha, Blaxploitation, Waltz of the Stork, Rated X by an All-White Jury, Gang in Blue, Parkway Ballroom, Bellyful, black power, Tribeca Film Festival, Video

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The Time Is Now! celebrates the black artists of the south side who used their work as a vehicle for social change

The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.

Haki Madhubuti has lived his life as an act of defiance

And the 76-year-old educator, essayist, activist, and founder of Third World Press is as radical as ever.

Video
Did the NBA blacklist former Chicago Bulls player Craig Hodges because of his political beliefs?

In his new book, Long Shot: The Struggles and Triumphs of an NBA Freedom Fighter, the legendary three-point shooter recounts how his on-court success was stopped short by his outspokenness.

Seeing the soul food in American cuisine's mirror with author Adrian Miller

Thomas Jefferson's mac and cheese jones, and other highlights from the history of soul food

In Rotation: Jeanine O'Toole of Bare Mutants on how to commemorate Jerry Garcia's deathiversary

Plus: Eternals front man Damon Locks on Shirley Bassey, the Reader's Miles Raymer on the Outsidaz, and more

A history of gang violence: The Almighty Black P Stone Nation

A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang

Video
Lord Thing and The Corner

Former Bank of America Cinema programmer Michael W. Phillips screens the Vice Lords documentaries "The Corner" and "Lord Thing" Thursday 6/30 in his South Side Projections screening series.

Reviewed: Goose Island Stout Fest

Night Stalker, Rind Grind, and Abduction, oh my!

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Before Shaft

The Block Museum kicks off its Gordon Parks photo exhibit with a Thursday screening of his film "The Learning Tree," the first modern studio film by a black director.

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The father of Blaxploitation is back

Melvin Van Peebles' "Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha" has its Chicago premiere tonight at the Parkway Ballroom.

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The Smart Museum exhibit and companion book provide a valuable historical record of Chicago art between 1960 and 1980.

And the 76-year-old educator, essayist, activist, and founder of Third World Press is as radical as ever.

In his new book, Long Shot: The Struggles and Triumphs of an NBA Freedom Fighter, the legendary three-point shooter recounts how his on-court success was stopped short by his outspokenness.

Thomas Jefferson's mac and cheese jones, and other highlights from the history of soul food

Plus: Eternals front man Damon Locks on Shirley Bassey, the Reader's Miles Raymer on the Outsidaz, and more

A conversation about the five-decade evolution of a Chicago street gang

Former Bank of America Cinema programmer Michael W. Phillips screens the Vice Lords documentaries "The Corner" and "Lord Thing" Thursday 6/30 in his South Side Projections screening series.

Night Stalker, Rind Grind, and Abduction, oh my!

The Block Museum kicks off its Gordon Parks photo exhibit with a Thursday screening of his film "The Learning Tree," the first modern studio film by a black director.

Melvin Van Peebles' "Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha" has its Chicago premiere tonight at the Parkway Ballroom.

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