Jan 3, 2025 · The Black woman-owned Chicago bookstore Semicolon is closing its doors after five years of operations. Owner Danielle Moore announced through Instagram today that the closure is a result of the store being unsustainable. “The holidays did not do what we wanted them to do and based on the amount of community work that we like to pour into the city and into the world in general, we are not ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Harper’s complaint goes on to state: “The working conditions at ComEd are permeated with discrimination, ridicule, and insult, fundamentally altering the terms and conditions of [Harper’s] employment and creating a hostile and abusive work environment.”

Jan 24, 2025 · Given the high-risk nature of this investment, adopting a conservative approach to estimating annual dividends is crucial. Considering the unproven long-term viability of the Chicago casino market, it is reasonable to assume annual returns of 2–10% of the share value, equating to $500–$2,500 in dividend payouts per year, once profitability is reached.

Dec 30, 2024 · While gearing up to release her 2025 album, Black American Beauty, rapper and local activist J. Bambii has been on a roll with her new music. Her fiery single, “Church Fan,” finds her at her most confident and lyrically dexterous. The Wild 100s native creates music that draws from the Black feminist/womanist tradition, overtly championing Black liberation, Black women, and children without ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Y’all, Derrick Rose looks really happy. He’s been in his hometown Chicago for the past week, receiving well-deserved flowers from family, friends, city officials, his alma mater Simeon Career Academy and thousands of fans who have stuck by him through thick and thin.

UPDATE — On Sept. 18, The TRiiBE initially reported that George’s Music Room is being restored after owner George Daniels reconfirmed the news in a phone interview that afternoon. He first announced the news on stage at the Englewood Music Festival on Sept. 14. However, Daniels says he spoke too soon. His team sent over a statement last night, clarifying that the project is only in the ...

Dec 27, 2024 · With a career spanning over six decades on television, screen and stage, Louis Gossett Jr. first received critical acclaim in 1959 for his portrayal of George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun.. A pioneer in his own right, Gossett Jr. would contribute to a surge of prominent Black talent on Broadway and on the big screen.

Where does the movement go from here? A Gen Z organizer talks Black liberation with Frank Chapman. Frank Chapman and Catlyn Savado may be from two very different generations, but they’re both fighting for Black liberation in Chicago and beyond.

Jan 15, 2025 · Art reflects and interprets the society we live in. Monica Rickert-Bolter knows this all too well. As a visual artist and co-founder of the Center for Native Futures, she works closely with artists and curators to amplify Black and Indigenous histories and influences through art. “We have the agency to tell our own stories.

Jan 24, 2025 · For more than a decade, city leaders helped to prevent Chicago drill rapper Chief Keef from performing in his hometown. In 2015, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel felt so strongly that Keef was an “unacceptable role model” whose music “promotes violence” that he wouldn’t even let him perform via hologram.Emanuel’s affront echoed sentiments from critics — then and now — who argue that ...