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Chicago Celebrates Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s Life

Britta Lee, Regional Content Editor - May 19, 2016

The Goodman Theatre will feature a line-up of events celebrating author and playwright Lorraine Hansberry. The Chicago native was the first and youngest African American…

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Dionne Warwick and Jackie Taylor: 40 Years of the Black Ensemble Theater

Britta Lee, Regional Content Editor - April 7, 2016

The Chicago Defender had a chance to sit down recently with Grammy Award singer and music legend Dionne Warwick, who was in town to prepare…

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Black Ensemble Theater

Chicago Celebrates Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s Life

Dionne Warwick and Jackie Taylor: 40 Years of the Black Ensemble Theater

Latest news

O.J. Simpson’s Defense Attorney Says 30Years After the Verdict, What We’ve Lost Is Respect for the Rule of Law

Bank of America raises U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25, increasing starting salary to more than $50K

Africans, new Americans here by choice, not chains

ICE Raids Are Traumatizing Students in Chicago

To Be Equal: When housing rights fall, equality slips away

Bank of America raises U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25, increasing starting salary to more than $50K