The Works
Art & prose from Chicago creatives
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Jun 19 2020
West Side Juneteenth Photography Contest
Front Porch Arts Center sponsored a Juneteenth Photography Contest this year.
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Jan 06 2020
Con Alma y Ritmo: 60 Years Since the Cuban Revolution
In this creative work, Chicago native and jazz vibraphonist Thaddeus Tukes writes about his search for rhythm in Cuba.
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Aug 16 2018
You Had Me At Black: Chicago
You Had Me At Black podcast recently launched its 5th season with stories from two Black Chicagoans – Meechie and Kwynn.
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Jun 24 2018
Undocumented Lesbian
In this work of creative nonfiction, South side native Sydni Chiles writes about the difficulties of having her identity pigeonholed by societal definitions, and the beauty of finally breaking away from those definitions.
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Jun 12 2018
Windy
In “Windy,” a spoken word piece by Kwyn Riley, we hear her unconditional love for Chicago despite the pain it’s caused her and many others.
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May 11 2018
A Letter to Mama from the Ivory Tower
For Mother’s Day, Northwestern University master’s student Aireale Joi Rodgers pens a vulnerable letter to her mother.