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A skater wears the new froSkate shoes Aug. 14, 2022 at the Burnham Skate Park on South DuSable Lake Shore Drive. FroSkate released their own shoe in collaboration with Nike SB called the "All Love No Hate."

Chicago’s froSkate community of skateboarders has its own Nike shoe dropped last weekend. And, yes, the collaboration is about love, not hate.

August 25, 2022 at 3:13 a.m.

Three years. That's how long it's been since members of the froSkate community rolled onto the Chicago's skateboarding landscape with skatepark meetups for BIPOC femme, queer, trans and nonbinary people...

Norman Teague demonstrates his rocking stool, Sinmi, at his design studio in Chicago.

Theaster Gates’ Experimental Design Lab hopes to amplify emerging artists, designer’s work to develop a nexus of creative energy on the South Side

August 10, 2022 at 7:51 p.m.

When you think of the fashion brand Prada, do phrases like algorithmic bias, technology and sensory attachment, double Dutch and cryptography, hair salons turned into community computer spaces where music...

The South Shore Drill Team performs during the 2011 Bud Billiken Parade down South King Drive.

As healing from Highland Park shooting continues, Bud Billiken Parade is set to launch with enhanced security presence and focus on rooftops

August 10, 2022 at 5:26 p.m.

Dorri McWhorter, president and CEO of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago, said she screamed when she received the call from Bud Billiken Parade organizers that she was selected to be an...

Sean Ruane, director of operations and development for Just Roots Chicago, one of the grant recipients of the Joyce Foundation's Lend a Hand Fund, at Saint James Community Farm in the Bronzeville neighborhood on July 29, 2022.

Joyce Foundation continues to meet the needs of communities during the pandemic with its Lend a Hand Fund

August 3, 2022 at 12:44 p.m.

Food insecurity is at the forefront of community concerns, as the latest round of Joyce Foundation grantees can attest. The private organization usually invests in potential solutions to racial, equity...

Sage Williams, a participant in the Chicago-based nonprofit A Long Walk Home, sings at the School of the Art Institute LeRoy Neiman Center in Chicago on July 29, 2022.

Recent SAIC exhibit ‘Exploring Black Girlhood: Through the Artist’s Eyes’ shows off the artistry of Black girls — and the progress of a Chicago nonprofit

August 2, 2022 at 11:55 a.m.

Savannah Flowers' imagery of herself shows the myriad emotions and growth that she's made during her three years in A Long Walk Home's Girl/Friends Leadership Institute. A black and white...

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Chicago’s froSkate community of skateboarders has its own Nike shoe dropped last weekend. And, yes, the collaboration is about love, not hate.

Theaster Gates’ Experimental Design Lab hopes to amplify emerging artists, designer’s work to develop a nexus of creative energy on the South Side

As healing from Highland Park shooting continues, Bud Billiken Parade is set to launch with enhanced security presence and focus on rooftops

Joyce Foundation continues to meet the needs of communities during the pandemic with its Lend a Hand Fund

Recent SAIC exhibit ‘Exploring Black Girlhood: Through the Artist’s Eyes’ shows off the artistry of Black girls — and the progress of a Chicago nonprofit

What does Bridgewater Studio do? Create custom art installations like Hebru Brantley’s Navy Pier Flyboy statue.

Georgina Fofana celebrates sisterhood with Ghanaian waist bead culture

How long should I isolate after I test positive for COVID? UChicago’s Dr. Landon gives us a timeline.

E(art)H Chicago awards $547,310 for art projects addressing climate change: From murals to money for native plantings

Eric Williams’ Silver Room Block Party is back for the 17th year at a new South Side location