1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (649+ words) ShadowBoxX Gallery owner Michael Voss met Nigerian artist Johnmark Toluwase Agbabiaka virtually through the Chicago-based Connect Residency in 2024, where artists have an opportunity to network and mentor one another. As they began to communicate and learn more about each other's…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (335+ words) The poetry slam was a collaboration between the Black Student Organization (BSO) and the Latin X in Valparaiso for Excellence (L.I.V.E.), as one of the events to celebrate Black History Month. Junior Jayde Harris read "America" by Claude McKay. "I chose…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (426+ words) Students at Woodgate Elementary School in Matteson celebrated Black History Month with a performance Friday titled "Remembering Black Wall Street." The performance commemorated Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood district, which in the early 20th century was known as Black Wall Street for its…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (846+ words) As Kathryn Phillips, 67, raced through the grocery aisles Saturday, she had one destination in mind. "I went straight for the meat," Phillips, a West Side resident, said. "I know a lot of seniors that don't have much. So whatever I…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (243+ words) Community news from around the region. STEM ACADEMY HOSTS BLACK HISTORY MONTH FAMILY EVENT Gary Community School Corporation will host Bailly STEM Academy's "Love, Legacy and Leadership" event at 5 p.m. Thursday at 4621 Georgia St., Gary. Designed to bring students, families, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (672+ words) These days, many of us dread reading the news. Each day brings new fears about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, voter suppression, the environment, health care, higher costs and more. We are all realizing how our lives are being rapidly changed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (709+ words) This week is the start of the weekly fish frys at Marrs-Meyers American Legion Post 991, 1100 S. Depot St. in Worth. The dinners are served 4 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 to April 3. On the menu are cod, catfish, shrimp or chicken fingers; soup; salad; baked…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (394+ words) Indiana state Rep. Vernon Smith, founder and board president of the African American Achievers, believes Black History Month in February is just one of the many reasons to applaud the accomplishments of Gary native-turned-Hollywood film star William L. Johnson. February marks…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (192+ words) Short film series features local Black filmmakers at Facets, Music Box for Black History Month'Chicago Tribune When Tyler Balentine was hired at the Music Box Theatre in 2023 as a concessionaire to serve popcorn and check tickets, he was informed that…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago  (586+ words) Currently preparing for her latest adventure in entertainment, Nancy Hays could recently be found inside the pleasant Landmark Theater complex in Highland Park, working with a few collaborators, preparing to bring to life the remarkable story of a Black man…...