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Vic Mensa is still on a mission to transform Chicago

The honest truth

For Mensa, artistry and activism are interlinked: he won’t stop until he’s changed his hometown for the better.

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A visual tribute to ’80s Chicago, where house music began

DIY designs

A new book celebrates the power of the DIY party flyer – homemade designs which helped transform the city’s dance scene.

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Art & Culture  >  Music

Welcome to Angel Olsen’s second act

‘I'm trying to get back to myself’

On her latest record, the alt-country singer confronts the problems of her past, and takes her sound in a bold new direction.

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Art & Culture  >  Art

Unearthing the old business cards of Chicago gangs

Almighty and Insane

Used in the 1960s and ’70s, these discreet slips of paper served as the ultimate status symbol for gang members across the city.

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Joey Purp is a Chicago rapper who wants to save the world

‘Anybody can do anything’

Fresh from making his live TV debut alongside RZA, we speak to the 25-year-old artist about building on that success, creating a legacy and opening doors for fellow underdogs.

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Jamila Woods on anger, self-care and learning to accept yourself

Black girl magic

Over the last year, the Chicago artist has gone from spoken word poet to critically acclaimed musician, collaborating with Chance the Rapper, NoName and Ryan Lewis. She shares the lessons she’s learned so far.

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Turning protest banners into striking, effective works of art

Pussy grabs back

Artist Aram Han Sifuentes is challenging right-wing extremism with her design-led, community-based project The Protest Banner Lending Library.

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These graffiti pen-pals are using street art to talk politics

Where activism and art overlap

Between London and Chicago, street artists Dont Fret and Edwin are turning their Whatsapp exchanges into pointed political displays scrawled across each other's cities.

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Airport Attorneys: The first responders in the #travelban disaster

Modern day heroes

Deep inside airport terminals across the United States, immigration attorneys have been working tirelessly to fight for those worst hit by Trump's Muslim #travelban. Fiona McEntee is one of them.

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News & Politics

Full circle in Chicago: Reflections on Obama’s legacy, as he takes a final bow

'He's started a fire'

Obama might have delivered his symbolic farewell speech in Chicago, a city steeped in Civil Rights history, but photographer Ozier Muhammad mourns his failure to deliver for the communities of colour and the poor.

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Art & Culture

What a stoner rock band can teach us about the state of US politics

Positive cynicism

Chicago band Twin Peaks may be known as party bros who make chill sounds but, off record, they pack some serious political bite about a country in flux.

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Made In America: The artist taking action on the right to bear arms

"You’re not even American!"

Australian-born artist CJ Hendry might now live in NYC, but she grew up in a country gun law reforms stopped a run of mass shootings and shootouts. After the Orlando shooting, she decided it was time for the US to take action too.

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