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A Brief History of Chicago Mayoral Runoff Elections By Loren Taylor
Mayoral runoff elections, like the one set for April 4, are a relatively new thing
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As your Guide to the Good Life in Chicago we offer our covers and feature and promote mostly south side Chicago artists. Art is essential to forwarding our Real Men Charities mission. With a 30-year legacy in the culinary arts, to West African drumming and healing sessions to our Health and Wellness Pavilions at Real Men Cook on Father’s Day, our position is that art heals. Even at our south side cultural hub, Gift Shop and Quarry Art Gallery at The Quarry Chi, we believe art is essential and ubiquitous for us, as the air we breathe.
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Every Vote Counts By Loren Taylor
How less than 10% of Chicago’s residents could decide the city’s future for decades to
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That was the campaign that was! By Emma Young
If you’re 40 years old – or younger. Man!!! You missed it!! You missed the
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Remembering Mayor Harold Washington 40 Years Later
By Salim Muwakkil Forty years ago, come April, Harold Washington was sworn in as Chicago’s
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The Legacy of Bronzeville: Paula Robinson Reigns as Queen
By Kay Humphries There is a lot of lore about Chicago’s fabled, African American community,
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The Legacy of Josie Brown Childs
South Side Drive Staff Writer One day in April 2013, Josie Childs had an idea.
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Urban Treasures: South Side Parks and Beaches
Loving our parks and beaches while fighting for equitable distribution of public resources By Emma Young Remember
Investing in People: Perspective of Mark Wallace
By Emma Young The term “investing in people” has been bandied about a lot lately.
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Poetry Drives Passion -In honor of Mother’s Day, here is a beautiful tribute to mothers by Orlando Ceaser.
Study Your Motherby Orlando Ceaser Study your mother, She is a woman of dreams, Directed
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Black Spring Nights: The Black Promoters Collective Bring Maxwell Featuring Joe and Anthony Hamilton to the Wintrust Arena For an Unforgettable Experience by Daveed Holmes
The Black Promoters Collective Bring Maxwell Featuring Joe and Anthony Hamilton to the Wintrust Arena
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Of Mama and Margaret Two Women By Nora Brooks Blakely
Dr. Margaret Burroughs went on to found the DuSable Museum of African American History; Gwendolyn
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Diasporal Rhythms: Art Beats
“Culture,” as defined by Wikipedia, is an umbrella term, encompassing the social behavior and norms
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Angela Jackson Gets to Smell Her Flowers Now Gwen Would Be So Proud by Corey Hall
…A Celebration of Illinois’ New Poet Laureate, Seasoned With Some 5-7-5 First line: How are
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Mama and Margaret by Nora Brooks Blakely
Gwendolyn BrooksBorn in Topeka, Kansas on June 7, 1917 she was the first Black person
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A Review of the Book “Education” by Dr. Harold Pates by Emma Young
Harold Pates warned me that his book was a scholarly book … that it wasn’t
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Summer of Soul Review By Joshua Mason
How one concert brought joy and hope to Black people during the summer of 1969 Summary:
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“If Beale Street Could Talk” Film Reflection by Nina West
The pandemic gave me a lot of time to engage with art and literature while
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Concrete Cowboys Film Review: A Story About A Community Coming Together by Joshua Mason, age 19
Overview:Concrete Cowboys follows Cole (Caleb McLaughlin) who is sent to live with his father Harp (Idris
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Like a Father to Me – What Coaches mean to the Fatherless by Jason Mason
The role of the parent is a natural phenomenon and as essential to the human experience
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Amanda Gorman by Emma Young
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a very a rare disorder that affects school-aged children. In
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Principles to Live By – By Dr. Haneefa Mateen
The year 2020 was a challenging year, and 2021 is off to a pretty tough
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Black Houses Matter: Treasurer Maria Pappas’ Mission to Save Your Property – By Emma Young
Black Houses Matter: Treasurer Maria Pappas’ Mission to Save Your PropertyBy Emma Young Sometimes we
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A Tribute to Fred Hamption – By Ayinde Cartman
To kill a fire bird a raging soaring menace a phoenix sun with a
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Why Black Lives Matter Needs Kwanza
By Adeye Yohance, Ph.D. Black Lives Matter is being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Quarry Window Art Features Legends
In an effort to enliven one of the most depressing strips in the city of
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The Prosperity Gospel of Beyoncé -By Adeyé Yohance, Ph.D.
ueen Bey gifted us with a new Black anthem on the Blackest Juneteenth of my
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Memory Lane Publishers Presents, “Fathers R Special Too, Celebrating Daddy N’em”
Sandra (Sandy) Hall, a Chica-go-area author has created a unique opportunity to celebrate fathers, by
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95.1FM Chicago To Be Broadcast Partner For Real Men Cook 2020 Station’s Involvement Underscores Commitment To Community Hosted by Ramonski Luv 95.1FM Heartbeat of Soul and Ed Gordon Journalist, News Anchor and Author
Radio station 95.1FM Chicago is emerging as the city’s premiere station that is of the
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Drumming A Path to Wellness -by Dr. Obari Cartman
Drumming A Path to Wellness – by Dr Obari Cartman Rhythm is the sound we
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The Art of Black-Owned Radio—Tracey V. Bell -by Jennifer Schultz
The Game Changer There are theories that the absence of Black radio has negatively affected
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2020 The Year of Chicago Music: The Genres – By Jennifer Schultz
By Jennifer Schultz Last year, Mayor Lori Lightfoot designated 2020 as the “Year of Chicago
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House Music: Time To Jack! -By Emma Young
The airwaves are filled with Contemporary R&B, Hip Hop and Rap. But what’s playing at
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The Quarry: South Shore Cultural Gemstone -by Pamela Graves
This reawakening is housed in The Quarry, an event and entertainment venue honoring the best
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Donovan Mixon – Musical Citizen of The World -by Donovan Mixon
The young team of Franziska Hildebrand, Franziska Preuss, Vanessa Hinz and Dahlmeier clocked 1 hour, 11 minutes, 54.6 seconds to beat France
