If some sort of god or higher power exists, it clearly has a dark sense of humor—otherwise why send us plagues, floods, and fires, till even nonbelievers start to worry about the end times? And only a divine being with a cruel streak would’ve taken the Reverend Marvin Yancy from this earthly plane so young, […]
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It’s Rick Stone: The Blues Man, starring Rick Stone as Rick Stone
For 90 minutes, the Cooley High alum will sing the blues with utter absorption.
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How Cooley High and Good Times shone a spotlight on Chicago Public Schools
Nearly 41 years after the premier of Cooley High, we take a look back at CPS during the 60s and 70s, and the longstanding fight for educational equality.
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People Issue 2012: Jackie Taylor, the dramatist
Black Ensemble Theater founder: “I put my life into this and I don’t want it to go when my life goes.”
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Walter Payton Prep publishes Cabrini-Green issue
The Walter Payton College Prep student newspaper devotes an issue to the community it borders, Cabrini-Green.