Kanye West is experimenting with something new. For most of 2019, he’s been remixing the traditions of the Black church into a modern-day ministry; one that isn’t afraid to praise the Lord over secular beats or replace catching the Holy Ghost with fits of the percolator.
Chicago rappers Vic Mensa and G Herbo helped the Alliance for Safety and Justice celebrate its recent work with Illinois legislators to pass bills that has resulted in a 20% reduction in prison population in the state.
Two Chicago-born composers, percussionist Thurman Barker and cornetist Ben LaMar Gay, are paying homage to local music and dance traditions in their new shows, South Side Suite and Hecky Naw! Angles!.
“Movement is how we worship life. It always has been and always will be.”
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“I think that all artists have a duty to use their voice and their platform in whatever way that they can to make the world better," Tasha says.
“Everybody knows house for the djs and even some of the male singers. We ladies do not get the shine we deserve. It be us that they be spinning."
Many people see Mayor Lori Lightfoot's term as a new era for Black Chicago, but she has a lot to prove.
In our April interview with Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, she shares her side of the story in the Jussie Smollett case.
There's an election on April 2. Read our interviews with Chicago's mayoral candidates, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle.
