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    Jan 9, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Trice: Obama-inspired quilt exhibit had troubled past

    When Jim Smoote II completed his quilt, called "Obama 44," in time for an exhibition that opened in Washington for the 2009 presidential inauguration, he expected that the exhibit — like others he'd been involved in — would travel widely to museums in cities around the country.
    When Jim Smoote II completed his quilt, called "Obama 44," in time for an exhibition that opened in Washington for the 2009 presidential inauguration, he expected that the exhibit — like others he'd been involved in — would travel widely to...

    Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Washington, DC, Chicago Public Schools, Uptown, Human Interest

    2. May 1, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Rosenthal: Rejuvenation of South Side the fair thing to do

    President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian Exposition officially opened a few minutes past noon on May 1, 1893.
    President Grover Cleveland pressed an electric switch, powering the pumps for massive fountains. The jets of water in turn cued the unfurling of flags. What was described as "profound silence" gave way to a cacophony, and the World's Columbian...

    Tags: McCormick Place, 2016 Olympic Games, Architecture, Daniel Burnham, Hospitals and Clinics

    3. Oct 19, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. New Cultural Plan a nice wish list, but city should focus on must-haves

    Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down.
    Give the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events this much: It listened to what Chicagoans said they wanted in a Cultural Plan and wrote it down. And then wrote some more. And more. Released Monday, the Cultural Plan's 48 pages...

    Tags: Fine Artists, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Grant Park, Chicago Public Schools, Health Insurance Cost

    4. Dec 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. DuSable High School a landmark with jazz as catalyst

    No high school in America did more to shape the sound of jazz than a magnificent edifice at 49th Street and Wabash Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago.
    No high school in America did more to shape the sound of jazz than a magnificent edifice at 49th Street and Wabash Avenue, on the South Side of Chicago. Singer-pianist Nat "King" Cole, master vocalist Johnny Hartman, piano whiz Dorothy Donegan and...

    Tags: Students, Chicago Public Schools, Schools, Education, Architecture

    5. Jan 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Jazz resolutions for a New Year

    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013:
    A new year brings new hopes for music in Chicago. Here are key resolutions for 2013: Create a concise Cultural Plan. After months of town hall meetings, the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events last fall came up with a 48-page wish...

    Tags: John Travolta, Joe Segal, Sonny Rollins, Culture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    6. Oct 1, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Trice: Recalling an oasis known as Idlewild

    Since the mid-1920s, Ann Hawkins has summered on an idyllic oasis in northwestern Michigan called Idlewild, once known by some as the Martha's Vineyard of the Midwest, but for well-to-do black folk.
    Since the mid-1920s, Ann Hawkins has summered on an idyllic oasis in northwestern Michigan called Idlewild, once known by some as the Martha's Vineyard of the Midwest, but for well-to-do black folk. She grew up riding horses there, swimming in the...

    Tags: Bill Cosby, The Happiest News!, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Travel

    7. Aug 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Trice: Chicago had its own black renaissance

    In 1997, Darlene Clark Hine came across an essay in which Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps argued that black Chicago had its own, little-known renaissance that began in the 1930s and rivaled the famous one that occurred in 1920s New York.
    In 1997, Darlene Clark Hine came across an essay in which Harlem Renaissance writer Arna Bontemps argued that black Chicago had its own, little-known renaissance that began in the 1930s and rivaled the famous one that occurred in 1920s New York. "I...

    Tags: Book, Washington, DC, Entertainment, Artists, Teaching and Learning

    8. Jul 12, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. South Shore jazz festival not canceled after all

    The annual South Shore jazz festival, which had been canceled due to lack of sponsorship, will take place after all, according to planners.
    The annual South Shore jazz festival, which had been canceled due to lack of sponsorship, will take place after all, according to planners. Presented under the new name South Shore Jazz Lives: Because Jazz Unites, the event will play Aug. 4 and 5 at...

    Tags: Festive Events, Arts and Culture

    9. Jun 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. South Shore JazzFest may be saved

    Earlier this month, Chicago impresario Geraldine de Haas announced that her South ShoreJazzFest -- which has played the South Shore Cultural Center annually since 1981 -- would be canceled.
    Earlier this month, Chicago impresario Geraldine de Haas announced that her South ShoreJazzFest -- which has played the South Shore Cultural Center annually since 1981 -- would be canceled. But a groundswell of support has revived hopes the event will...

    Tags: South Shore, Chicago Park District, Arts and Culture

    10. Mar 28, 2011 |Column| Chicago Tribune
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    11. Nov 21, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  11. DuSable Museum founder was 'a model for dreaming big'

    Chicago Breaking News
    Margaret Burroughs, an artist, teacher and longtime Chicago Park District commissioner, started the nationally recognized DuSable Museum of African American History in the living room of her South Side home almost 50 years ago. Mrs. Burroughs helped shape...
    12. Nov 21, 2010 | Chicago Tribune

  12. Founder of DuSable Museum dies at 95

    Chicago Breaking News
    Dr. Margaret Burroughs, the principal founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History on Chicago's South Side, died today. She was 95. Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs (center) walks with Mayor Richard Daley through the Margaret T. Burroughs Gallery at...
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