Beychella Didn’t Have Anything To Do With Chicago Until…
… Queen Bey and her HBCU band played “Hay” by Crucial Conflict.
March 30, 2018
#TimesUp in Chicago, too: DJ Gemini Jones creates a safe space for womyn deejays of color
Some of Chicago’s leading womyn deejays talk about the challenges they face in a male-dominated industry.
March 20, 2018
A Ghazal for Hadiya
"A Ghazal for Hadiya" is a poem honoring the memory of Chicago youth lost to gun violence. It was written and submitted by Erikson Institute professor Samina Hadi-Tabassum.
March 14, 2018
Beauty & Beats Vol. 2
Chicago's lady dj duo, The Lab3l, cooked up some #WCW magic with their newest mix, Beauty & Beats Vol. 2, featuring Queen Key, Rico Nasty, Charli XCX, CupcakKe, Princess Nokia, Noname and more.
March 6, 2018
Chance the Rapper on music, Black women and his love for home: “I’m gonna live in Chicago till the day I die”
Chicago’s hometown hero, Chance the Rapper, sat down with journalist Adrienne Samuels Gibbs at the Museum of Contemporary Art for an intimate in-depth interview he described as a “healing experience.”
February 23, 2018
Encounter, a theatre series about race and healing, is coming to La Follette Park
Encounter, a mixed-medium explorative series on racism and racial healing, is coming to La Follette Park in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood this Saturday, Feb. 24 at 3PM.
February 15, 2018
We Made It!
The TRiiBE is celebrating its first revolution around the sun in a major way - including a major fundraiser campaign and collaboration with the Chicago Reader.
February 14, 2018
Black eateries boast a variety of flavors with Chicago Black Restaurant Week
Chicago Black Restaurant Week returns with some of the best Black-owned eateries across the Chicagoland area. Pig out while you can - it ends Sunday, Feb. 18.
February 8, 2018
Gerry Staxxs Adventures: A Tale of 2 Sides
Gerry Staxxs walks us through what it's like to be a Black millennial navigating two distinct worlds within the same city in his short story, "Gerry Staxxs Adventures: A Tale of 2 Sides."
February 3, 2018
It’s time for hip hop to put an end to lean culture
Sophisticated trap rapper Tony Cartel shares his thoughts on the deadly effects of lean culture on today’s young rappers.