December 2021: Reckoning (Print Edition) best of chicago all walking writers strive for

all walking writers strive for this integration of self

"There’s the old idea of Socratic ignorance in which true wisdom is knowing the vastness of what one hasn’t learned

who made the clubs havens of integration and fair treatment at a time when these principles were far from universal in the entertainment world

we asked painter David Heo to create the cover and all of the illustrations for a special "made-in-Chicago" themed issue

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December 2021: Reckoning (Print Edition) best of chicago all walking writers strive forUnapologetic Boldness A conversation with Ayana Contreras "'Energy Never Dies: Afro Optimism and Creativity in Chicago' elaborates on the intergenerational connections between Black artists in the city as a method that has offered hope not just to people who enjoy the work, but the people who create it and seek ways to own what they made. Through interview snippets, analyzing records, magazines and songs, Contreras takes readers on a journey of how