Grand’Pierre wants to grow the sport in Haiti as much as she wants to medal in Rio.
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Police chief Eddie Johnson quickly removes police powers from cops involved in fatal shooting, and other Chicago news
Also, Bruce Rauner decriminalizes carrying small amounts of marijuana.
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The Art Institute’s Deana Lawson exhibition isn’t worth more than a passing glance
The collection of portraits lacks focus and cohesion.
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A veteran elementary school custodian considers himself a ‘lucky man’
After 30 years, Michelet Boursiquot knows what it takes to care for a school and its students.
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Inside ‘Vodou: Sacred Powers of Haiti’
A new exhibit at the Field Museum displays relics of one of the world’s most misunderstood religions
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Trial of the Arsonist Slave
Tetchena Bellange’s documentary “Black Hands: Trial of the Arsonist Slave,” examines the controversial 1734 case of a woman accused of setting the fire that burned much of Montreal. It screens Thursday 3/3 in the Black World Cinema Series.
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Art From the Margins of Haiti
The Sifu Design Studio will exhibit paintings and jewelry by founders of a new collective
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One Early Reaction to Wyclef Jean’s First Campaign Video
I’m not sure he ought to be president of Haiti, but with style like that he might make a mean ambassador.
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5/22 — Free International Awareness Festival at D’Estee Inc.
On Sat 5/22 from 2 to 5 PM, the Chicago alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta hosts a free International Awareness Festival at D’Estee Inc.
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5/7 — Silent Auction and Fund-raiser at Creative Studio Space
Fresh Mint Media hosts Art Relief, a benefit for UNICEF’s Haiti relief work, on Fri 5/7 from 6 to 10 PM at Creative Studio Space.
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4/17 — Cultural Event at Malcolm X College Benefits Haiti Relief
On Sat 4/17 from 9 AM to 4 PM, the Bruce K. Hayden Center for the Performing Arts at Malcolm X College hosts a benefit for the Evanston-based Haitian Congress to Fortify Haiti.
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3/16 — Haiti Benefit in the West Loop
Century 21 SGR hosts a fund-raiser for Save the Children’s Haiti relief efforts on Tue 3/16 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
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2/26 — “Go Within to Give to Those Without” Fashion Show
Tonight from 7 to 10 PM, Studio Within Salon/Spa hosts a fashion show and benefit for the American Red Cross’s Haiti relief efforts at Architectural Artifacts.
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2/26— I Still Love H.E.R. Haiti Benefit Performance
All proceeds from Theori Media’s Fri 2/26 production of I Still Love H.E.R. (atributetohiphop) benefit Haiti relief efforts.