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Chocolate Babies Screening at Lefferts in NY
Alfreda’s Cinema presents Chocolate Babies (1996) directed by Stephen Winter. The screening takes place at…
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The Jackie Shane Story
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Jason and Shirley Revisited
Stephen Winter’s film will be screened at the Spectacle Theater on May 1 and May…
House Music: Chicago Testimony
An Oral History Podcast Series with DJ Lori Branch and Hannah Viti. Chicago house music…
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Is This You?
House Music
How a Chicago-based Black and queer run publication built a platform for marginalized voices and revolutionized print media.
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Home of House at Navy Pier
Chicago is the birthplace of House music. House music evolved through the early 1980s and…
Thirty Years Ago, a Black Queer Zine Captured the Scene that Birthed House
by Leor Galil for the Chicago Reader, June 2021 – In February 2021, dance-music site…
This is for You
Playing tracks by Aiken, Silvado del Gado DJ Tools, Spencer Morales & Hanlei, Urban Sound…
Deep and Soulful House
Laid back and chill, yet energetic enough to keep you moving. This is the deep…
DJ Lady D: Global Soulful House
Darlene Jackson, aka DJ Lady D, emerged as part of Chicago’s second wave of House…
Copy Machine Manifestos Playlist
“Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines” is the first exhibition dedicated to the rich…