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Profound and thought-provoking words about artistic expression, women’s rights and personal struggle glided from the mouths of five African women writers at the “Celebrating African Women Writers” panel at Columbia’s Film Row Cinema April 13. With poetry, storytelling and performance in common, all five women use the arts to convey passionate messages from their...
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Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Illinois’ 9th Congressional District Representative, will speak at the annual Pan-African Night fundraiser for the Pan-African Association. The Pan-African Association was formed in 2002 to serve, empower and promote the interests of all refugees and immigrants of African descent. As part of the programming for the evening, Congresswoman Schakowsky, along with...
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Yasmin Mohamed, a Somali refugee living in Chicago, endured one of the globe’s greatest humanitarian crises, but understanding her future means journeying to ZIP code 60625. Four mornings a week Yasmin winds her way down Whipple Ave. to the Albany Park Community Center. The second floor classroom is a global village of 26 students...
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Chicago music fans will have three opportunities to experience live world music this week as Fra Fra Sound will perform in concert. Based in the Netherlands, Fra Fra Sound, the Suriname-Caribbean septet, plays music of the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States, Africa and Europe. Hear them on the northside at Old Town School...
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The African Festival of the Arts runs over Labor Day weekend August 29 – September 1 in Washington Park located at 5100 S. Cottage Grove. It is presented by Africa International House and Chrysler Financial. This is not the racetrack, Washington Park, but one of Chicago’s legacy of grand parks. There is plenty of...
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