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Reflection: Mos Def at Takin’ it to the Streets 2010
Among all the special and spectacular things associated with Takin’ It to the Streets 2010, nothing will leave a more lasting impact on me than the first and last five minutes of Mos Def’s inspiring performance. It was a defining moment for me that capped a ten-year odyssey of trying to secure one of hip hop’s most creative and brilliant lyricists.
Transforming Defiance Through Artist Dialogue
Earlier this week, artist Anida Yoeu Ali‘s exhibit, “1700% Project: ‘Otherance‘,” was vandalized at the School of the Art Institute’s Sullivan Galleries. The exhibit exposes hate crimes against Muslims and Arabs […]
2010 Census: standing Up and Getting Counted
by Aquil Charlton In 2000, less than 50% of Chicago Lawn residents returned their Census forms to the U.S. Census Bureau. Since Census data is used to determine allocations of […]
