Day: September 26, 2018

Hear the story of Chicago residents fighting against mountain of debris dumped near homes

In the spring of 1990, Gladys Woodson and her neighbors in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood started to notice dump trucks rolling down their streets—some sporting mismatched license plates and arriving as late as two or three a.m. Woodson had lived in a historic greystone since 1970. She was president of her street’s block club, a… Read More Hear the story of Chicago residents fighting against mountain of debris dumped near homes

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Shonda Rhimes, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gabrielle Union-Wade Sign on as Producers of Broadway’s ‘American Son’

The drama about systemic racism in America begins performances Oct. 6, starring Kerry Washington, Steven Pasquale, Eugene Lee and Jeremy Jordan. A handful of big names will bolster the ranks of Broadway producers for American Son, which marks Kerry Washington’s return to the New York stage. Shonda Rhimes, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gabrielle Union-Wade and her husband, NBA… Read More Shonda Rhimes, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gabrielle Union-Wade Sign on as Producers of Broadway’s ‘American Son’

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Lady Gaga’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Hits All the Right Notes: Movie Review

At their core, the four versions of A Star Is Born — the 1937 original drama and three musical iterations — mine the same territory: An aspiring actress or singer falls under the spell professionally and romantically of an older actor or singer and her career rises meteorically as his precipitously falls. However, the contours… Read More Lady Gaga’s ‘A Star Is Born’ Hits All the Right Notes: Movie Review

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