Posts Tagged ‘Chicago’
As Chicago rethinks its monuments, an artist surrounds George Washington with ‘Other Washingtons’
A new exhibit in Chicago features the work of Amanda Williams, who asks who is worthy of being monumentized in our society.
Read MoreThe Audacity of Art at the Obama Presidential Center
The Obamas outfitted the new cultural center with bold and meaningful art from over two dozen artists.
Read MoreTheaster Gates is building a monument to Black women at the Obama Presidential Center
The artist has been commissioned for a friezed in the building’s atrium that wll be visible from Stony Island Avenue.
Read MoreWhy Chicago’s Brandon Johnson fumed at ‘illegal alien’ question
Johnson made comparisons to the way people talked during enslavement, similarly stripping people of their humanity.
Read MoreBlack Harvest Film Festival 2025
Celebrating its 31st year in 2025, the Black Harvest Film Festival is Chicago’s annual showcase for Black film across the diaspora. The 31st Annual Black Harvest Film Festival will be held at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center November 7–16, 2025.
Read MoreStudy: Some Chicago clubs use racist tactics to discourage Black patrons
Professor Reuben A. Buford May found that clubs will decline entry or overcharge Black customers, a practice known as “velvet rope racism.”
Read MoreThe Federal Retreat From Fighting Environmental Racism Has Begun
General Iron, was almost comically racist. The business, which shreds junk cars and other items in order to sell the metal, had long operated in the very wealthy and very white Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side of the city.
Read MoreTaste of Chicago 2025
The 2025 Taste of Chicago will take place from September 5-7 in Grant Park. The annual food festival, known as the world’s largest, will offer a wide array of Chicago’s culinary scene, live music, and family-friendly activities. In addition to the main event, there will also be neighborhood pop-up events throughout the summer.
Read MoreChicago Blues Festival 2025
A legendary Chicago event since 1984, the Chicago Blues Festival is the world’s largest free blues festival. Each year, more than 500,000 blues fans gather in Chicago’s Millennium Park and venues across the city for multiple days of performances — all free and open to the public — featuring some of the genre’s most revered musicians, along with up-and-coming and local talent.
Read MoreDee Alexander Quintet – Christmas Eve Celebration
Dee Alexander – vocal Miguel de la Cerna – piano Junius Paul – bass Ernie Adams – drums Kevin King – saxophone Shows at 8pm and 10:30 pm
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