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Danita E. Patterson's hands-on apprenticeship program, new LED screen technology, and expanded tax credits are helping young creators stay in Chicago instead of moving to the coasts
Community Leaders Reflect on Pain, Possibility at ‘Beyond Closure’ Screening in Austin
Documentary traces how residents reclaimed shuttered schools to build new neighborhood assets like the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation
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Documentary Follows West Siders to West Africa in Search of Healing and Reparations
Film featuring Equity and Transformation Chicago to screen Nov. 9 and 11 at the Black Harvest Film Festival
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Theatre Y’s immersive walking performance transforms the streets around Cermak Road into a living stage for empathy, democracy, and community connection
Blues Revival Meets History at Austin Town Hall
Free concert and new photo exhibition celebrate the West Side’s deep musical roots and the healing power of the blues
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The upcoming exhibition, “The Architecture of Resistance and Resilience,” coincides with BUILD’s citywide door installation project celebrating creativity, community, and transformation
Robert Townsend to Host Pop-Up Film Festival in Chicago to Support Local NAACP, Autism Awareness Nonprofit
Volunteers are needed for the two-day event, which follows the Westside Branch NAACP’s record-breaking $70,000 Freedom Fund fundraiser in September
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Applications due Dec. 8 as citywide program invites creatives to transform neighborhood parks into stages, galleries and gathering spaces across Chicago