Streets Artists

Streets 2013 Full Artist Lineup Announced!

One month from the day, we are excited to announce a sensational and diverse lineup of artists for the 15-Year Takin’ It to the Streets on Saturday, June 15.  This lineup includes legendary hip hop acts such as Black Star–with Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) and Talib Kweli, joined by Ali Shaheed Muhammad; up-and-coming international stars such as singer-songwriter Yuna; and amazing local talent such as the fusion band Zamin.  Everyone is sure to find something that they love or will fall in love with on stage that day!  Read More
Streets Vending

BECOME A STREETS VENDOR: APPLY BY MAY 27
Do you own a business?  Do you want to reach tens of thousands of potential customers in person and online? With over 250,000 online participants and an attendance of 10,000+ people, your products and services will reach a diverse audience. The various elements of the Takin’ It to the Streets festival will combine to form a broad base of consumers for the international bazaar.  Reaching across local, national, and international communities, the Takin’ It to the Streets Program Book is widely circulated among the festival’s 10,000+ visitors and provides a unique opportunity to share products and information with potential customers. Apply Online to become a Streets 2013 Vendor and/or Advertise in the Program Book
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Takin’ It to the Streets Summer Peace Rally
This Takin’ It to the Streets on Saturday, June 15 will open up with a Summer Peace Rally led by the Chicago Peace Movement (convened by the Lupe Fiasco Foundation) and the United Congress of Community and Religious Organizations (UCCRO). This Rally will feature activists, religious leaders, artists, and other organizational allies and partners from across Chicago and the country.  All those expected to be in attendance have been galvanizing and agitating around community-driven and community-centered solutions to the structural problems that lead to the violence afflicting urban centers like Chicago. The Peace Rally will feature comments and special appearances from prominent hip-hop artists and activists.  Read More
Streets

You know who else is a Black Star?

IMAN is tremendously excited to announce that among the extraordinary artists lined up for this year’s Takin’ It to the Streets, our headlining act will be an extra-special performance by Yasiin Bey & Talib Kweli as the classic hip-hop duo Black Star, backed up by Ali Shaheed Muhammad, one of hip-hop’s most loved and influential DJs from the legendary A Tribe Called Quest. At this 15-Year Takin’ It to the Streets celebration, we are honored to present Black Star 15 years after their debut release of a CD that remains an enduring testimony to the transformative and inspiring legacy of hip-hop that so many of us long for in today’s representation of the art form.
Media

IMAN In the Media: Conversation, Impact, Change
Over the last few weeks, IMAN’s staff, leadership and work were featured prominently in news stories and interviews on well-known national media outlets such as American Public Media, National Public Radio (NPR), The Washington Post, Colorlines, and HuffPost Live. We are always excited and thankful for such unsolicited, high profile coverage and reporting of our work, only because it represents unique opportunities for bringing the communities we work with, and the issues we work on, to the center of the nation’s public conversation and imagination. Read More

Streets 2013


IMAN’s 15th Anniversary Takin’ It to the Streets will be on Saturday, June 15. With just over one month to go, check the Streets website often for the latest updates.



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The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN) is a community-based nonprofit that works for social justice, delivers a range of direct services, and cultivates the arts in urban communities. Learn more about IMAN