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The 1980 census found that the population of Marquette Park was 82% white, 11% Hispanic and 4.6% black, with six out of the nine census tracts in the neighborhood having zero black residents. Reflecting changes in residential patterns and new immigration from Latin America, by the time of the 1990 census, the neighborhood was 43% white, 27% ...
Miss Black Illinois in the 2004 parade. U.S. Navy band marches in the 2008 parade. Anti-violence group for a Chicago high school in the 2008 parade. Hillcrest High School marching band in the 2008 parade. Bud Billiken is a fictional character created in 1923 by Abbott, who had been considering adding a youth section to the Chicago Defender ...
The Chicago Aldermanic Black Caucus is a bloc of aldermen in the Chicago City Council, designed with the goal of "representing the needs and interests of Chicago's Black communities." [1] During the 2019–23 term, the caucus consists of 20 members, out of the council's 50 aldermen. [1] [2] As of June 2023, the chair of the caucus is Stephanie ...
Located on 4343 S. Cottage Grove Ave, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, this center is intended to act as a performing arts space dedicated to Black artists and creators, with a museum that ...
The Black Lunch Table (BLT) project will host an edit-a-thon at the The Chicago Art Book Fair, where participants will learn how to add and edit Wikipedia articles!A training session will be held at the beginning, but help is available throughout the event.
The American Negro Exposition, also known as the Black World's Fair and the Diamond Jubilee Exposition, was a world's fair held in Chicago from July until September in 1940, to celebrate the 75th anniversary (also known as a diamond jubilee) of the end of slavery in the United States at the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865.
Just opened: Black-owned Provaré puts Creole spin on Italian, and 7 more new Chicago-area restaurants Louisa Chu, Chicago Tribune September 28, 2021 at 3:00 AM
Black Ensemble Theater Company is a theatre company that performs at the Black Ensemble Cultural Center in the Uptown community area of Chicago, Illinois. The company is known for productions related to African-American culture, especially musicals depicting notable African-American musicians and performers. [ 1 ]