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Modeling for Success – South Side Weekly
In the summer of 2018, my friend Lovetta Spencer invited me to attend a fashion show at Dearborn Denim and Apparel in Hyde Park. Her son Zion, a recent graduate of South Shore International High School, had been selected to receive a scholarship at the fashion show. And there, I met Stanley Coleman Jr. A native Hyde Parker, Coleman graduated from Kenwood High School and has a business degree in management and broadcast journalism from Columbia College.
Bronzeville event promotes black business
The third annual Bronzeville Mayor’s Ball was held on August 3rd, hosted by Bronzeville Mayor Andre Guichard and First lady France’s Guichard — the festivities took place at the Mayor and First lady’s art gallery, Gallery Guichard, located at the heart of 47thstreet. Bronzeville supporters from all walks of Chicago, gathered with the intention, to promote black business, black art, and to celebrate folks who have made a positive impact in the Bronzeville community.
Rap Sheet Day Looks to Help Formerly Incarcerated
In 1991, Otis Monroe founded the Monroe Foundation, a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, link and fund development projects within low-income communities in Illinois. On April 17, 2019, the Monroe Foundation – with the help of several other local organizations – hosted Rap Sheet Day, which is a collective effort to help formerly incarcerated Chicagoans create a new beginning.
After loss, Preckwinkle supporters ponder her future
Home / News / Articles / After loss, Preckwinkle supporters ponder her future The county board president says she'll still focus on progressive agenda Monday, April 8th, 2019 3:31 PM By MAYA HORTON & MAIA McDONALD Free Spirit Media Supporters of mayoral candidate Toni Preckwinkle gathered inside of the Promontory restaurant in Hyde Park, where they watched political newcomer and former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot become Chicago's first black female mayor.
Getting to the Roots
Dasha Aksenova The renowned hair artist Mo G has styled some of Chicago’s most promising musical artists. Musicians like R&B singer-songwriter Ravyn Lenae and acclaimed singer and poet Jamila Woods have both been graced by her craft. Without question, Mo’s works accentuate the most captivating physical qualities of Black women— rooted in African traditions, she deliberately highlights the beauty of Black ingenuity and pays homage to the glory of the modern Black woman.
Creative Control
When we last profiled Ciera Mckissick, she was putting on fashion shows as part of her residency at the Chicago Art Department and editing AMFM, her online culture magazine, while harboring ambitions of opening an artist collective space in Pilsen. In the two and three-quarter years since then, she made that dream a reality, opening an AMFM storefront gallery on 21st Street that quickly garnered city-wide acclaim.
Curious Kids: if the universe is like a giant brain, then where's its body?
The universe looks like a giant brain. If it’s the brain, where’s the body? – Aine, age 12, Edinburgh, UK Thanks for the question, Aine. Let’s start by looking at the picture of brain cells on the left. Then take a look at the picture of the cosmic web – which maps out the universe – on the right. the first picture is a human brain cell. The second picture is the cosmic web of all the galaxies in our universe.
Curious Kids: if the universe is like a giant brain, then where's its body?
This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children of all ages. The Conversation is asking young people to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome: find out how to enter at the bottom. Thanks for the question, Aine. Let’s start by looking at the picture of brain cells on the left. Then take a look at the picture of the cosmic web – which maps out the universe – on the right. The two do seem very similar, when you look at them side by side.
if the universe is like a giant brain, then where's its body?
This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children of all ages. The Conversation is asking young people to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome: find out how to enter at the bottom. The universe looks like a giant brain. If it’s the brain, where’s the body? – Aine, age 12, Edinburgh, UK Thanks for the question, Aine. Let’s start by looking at the picture of brain cells on the left.
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