The Rundown: Chappell Roan wants to empower local queer communities on tour
Growing up, singer Chappell Roan didn’t think of queerness as an option. But she’s now using her platform as a pop star to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
Growing up, singer Chappell Roan didn’t think of queerness as an option. But she’s now using her platform as a pop star to empower LGBTQ+ communities.
The Guatemalan civil war brought Nestor Gomez and his family to the United States when he was a teenager in the 1980s. “In many ways I didn’t have a voice at all,” he told Erin Allen.
If you watch any shows set in Chicago, you’ve probably seen LaRoyce Hawkins. He plays Kevin Atwater in “Chicago P.D.” and its many crossover shows and is in “South Side” as Michael “Shaw” Owens. Even if Hawkins hasn’t appeared on your TV, you might’ve seen him around town. He’s the tall guy with the toothpick, coordinating fundraisers for community organizations in and around Chicago. But he’s also a lifelong poet and comedian, and currently touring his show “Poetry OVER Prose.” In this episode, we talk to Hawkins about poetry, improv and unicycles.
The Oscar-winning Chicago football-player-turned-director recently joined WBEZ’s Rundown to talk about his new show ‘Young Love,’ growing up in the city and his hopes for future Black storytellers.
Enrich Chicago partners with organizations to upend racist systems in the arts. They surveyed employees of their member groups to find out how things are going.
Restaurants can pay servers 60% of minimum wage, assuming they’ll earn the rest in tips. But Chicago is soon expected to end the exception.
Chicagohenge comes around twice a year after the spring and fall equinoxes. This weekend is our last chance to see the phenomenon in 2023.
Summertime in Chicago is known for its large-scale outdoor events. But there are some who argue these gatherings do more harm than good in neighborhoods.
WBEZ and our sister station Vocalo are producing a project called Prisoncast! for the second year in a row in partnership with Illinois Public Radio stations across the state.
Chicago residents will have access to the latest COVID-19 vaccine as early as today. Legislation in Chicago’s City Council aims to prevent South Shore residents from being displaced. Chicago is looking for bilingual poll workers for next year’s election season.