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It's in her blood

It's in her blood

Three generations of unapologetic Latina activists continue the Lozano family legacy.

By Neena Rouhani

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Netflix's Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a beautiful heartbreak 2

The film adaptation of the August Wilson play shows how Black folks navigate the power struggles that white structures create.

By Arionne Nettles
Music

A music poll to start 2021

Did 2020 set the bar low enough that it’s safe to hope this year will be better?

By Philip Montoro
Best of Chicago

Best of Chicago 2020: Bonus round of nominations

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One-man black-metal outfit Old Growth finds serenity in nature and death on Mossweaver

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Sui generis duo Beautifulish constructs alien sound worlds

By Bill Meyer | 06.00 AM
Looking back in gratitude

By Kerry Reid | 12.31.20
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Live Skull combine new songs with a resurrected 1989 Peel Session on Dangerous Visions

By Salem Collo-Julin | 12.31.20
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We should rename Chicago’s shoreline highway DuSable Drive, but we don’t have to drop LSD

By John Greenfield | 12.30.20
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