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Danyel Smith on Quincy Jones, VIBE and the state of cultural journalism

Last week, we had the honor of publishing Danyel Smith’s TRiiBE debut: “Quincy Jones Built More Than Hits — He Built the ...
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Mayor Johnson signs executive order creating the city’s first permanent year-round Peacekeeping program

The Peacebook Executive Order will create 50 jobs for Youth Peacekeepers and four Youth Safety Advisors. The new order builds ...
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Quincy Jones built more than hits — he built the culture

Long before hip-hop went global, Quincy Jones was producing moments across music, TV, and human rights that the culture still ...
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From VIBE to The TRiiBE: Danyel Smith on the legacy of Quincy Jones

TRiiBE Editor-in-Chief Tiffany Walden meeting former VIBE magazine Editor-in-Chief Danyel Smith for the first time at the ...
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Tamir Rice’s mother to speak at inaugural anti-police brutality conference in Chicago’s Woodlawn

Samaria Rice will be one of three keynote speakers at Families Demanding Justice’s inaugural conference on Friday, April 24.
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Tee Sanders, My Cousin Tiera and Correy Bell take center stage on Netflix’s ‘Funny AF with Kevin Hart’

These three Chicago comics bring years of grind, grit and hometown pride to Netflix’s latest comedy competition led by Kevin ...
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Chicago HBCU Baseball Classic set to make history at Wrigley Field

Black Baseball Media’s inaugural classic challenges misconceptions while highlighting top-tier talent from historically Black ...
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New details emerge surrounding 2025 incident that led to a Black man being ‘choked’ by the feds in Chicago

A newly obtained Chicago police report reveals the Black man ‘choked’ by feds in 2025 wasn’t involved in the crash and didn’t ...