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It is this – and so much more – that makes theirs a truly American story.

Explore the Windy City through tracks by Ramsey Lewis, Ahmad Jamal, Lester Bowie and the contemporary artists at the forefront of today’s sound.

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Race riots were a sadly persistent theme of American history. But this one was a bit different.

Director Henry Godinez recognizes that today’s divisive political environment might change how the play’s themes of “questioning facts, censoring knowledge” are perceived.

New Orleans-based artist Jean-Marcel St. Jacques drew on centuries of Black spiritual and sustainable practices to create the artwork, which will be displayed at a Woodlawn museum honoring the teen and his mother.

Special Agent Roy Martin Mitchell was recognized in the FBI for his skill in developing informants in “the racial field.” Now we know the extent of Mitchell’s activities — including how they aided the killing of the Black Panther Party’s Fred Hampton

Clearly inspired by Chicago’s Jackson family — as in Jesse and Jesse Jr. — the play is set at a transitional moment when the family must process a problematic recent past and consider the future.