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Mar 3

Why Chicago Shouldn’t Vote for Vallas

I want to be clear first and foremost: I support Brandon Johnson because he’s an incredible candidate, running a clear, detailed, and transparent campaign, who actually cares about the people most oppressed in this city. Rather than seeing Black people on the South and West sides as problems that need…

Politics

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Why Chicago Shouldn’t Vote for Vallas
Why Chicago Shouldn’t Vote for Vallas
Politics

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May 15, 2020

To The Black People Killed Before Me

I never expected to still be here. Some mornings, I shoot up from bed confused, breathless, lost between the dream world I just escaped and the realization that I am still here. My body is whole, my mind is intact, my spirit…struggling. You see, I occasionally have nightmares of being…

BlackLivesMatter

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To The Black People Killed Before Me
To The Black People Killed Before Me
BlackLivesMatter

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Oct 26, 2017

/peh-LO-tah/

Or: What Chicago Theatre Could be… /peh-LO-tah/ | Marc Bamuthi Joseph | MAPP International Productions This latest multi-disciplinary performance work by award-winning poet-performer Marc Bamuthi Joseph links culture and…mappinternational.org There I stand: Through clapping, breath held, frozen in a state of wonder. Moments pass. Finally, I turn to my friend and yell, “that! was a musical!” It is simultaneously the most reductive and profound statement that I can make. We spend the next…

Art

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Art

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Jun 22, 2017

I Fucked Up And Watched That Dash-Cam Footage Again…

I Fucked Up And Watched That Dash-Cam Footage Again… To be honest, I watch every time. Every angle. I tell myself I need to do it. If this person lost their life, the least I can do is bear witness and speak on it, right?” I think a part of…

Life

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Life

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Jun 16, 2017

Dear Goodman Theatre: I Will Not Perform For Hedy Weiss

What follows is the text of a message I sent to The Goodman Theatre last night — Hello Goodman Theatre Staff and Associates, My name is Bear Bellinger. For those who don’t know me personally, I am an actor/writer/advocate in the Chicago community and also a Black man. I am…

Racism

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Racism

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Apr 19, 2017

Fuck Classics

Or: The Myth of Meritocracy and Our Adherence to “Classic” Art. Fuck Shakespeare. Fuck Twain. Fuck Miller. Fuck Poe. Fuck Steinbeck. Fuck Rodgers. Fuck Hammerstein. Fuck Wilder. Fuck Mamet. Fuck Williams. Fuck Vonnegut. And FUUUUUUCK Salinger. Wooooooo! That felt good. Just needed to get that out. Now, look, it’s not…

Racism

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Racism

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Jan 16, 2017

I, Too, Had a Dream

Man that title is clichéd. It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. My timeline flooded with the usual quotes and counter-quotes. I sat here wondering: What should I say? *Crickets* Which MLK quote is apropos at the dawn of our new presidency. What would he say? What did he say? How…

BlackLivesMatter

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BlackLivesMatter

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Nov 9, 2016

To My Liberal White Friends:

The Words You Don’t Want To Hear — Is ya’ll good? Do you get it now? You’ve been allies for years, espousing all of the liberal talking points, do you now understand just how far our country, as a whole, has to go? Yes? Good! Because this right here is your fault. This election isn’t on the shoulders…

2016 Election

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To My Liberal White Friends:
To My Liberal White Friends:
2016 Election

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Sep 15, 2016

Success at 30?

I’m 30. I am in my 30s. I have made it to my third decade of life and to the next level of adulthood. Sorry to keep repeating myself, it is just a reality that is hard to really let sink in. It isn’t hard because I am one of…

Life Lessons

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Life Lessons

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Aug 23, 2016

I Am Your Waiter: I am not your friend and that is ok.

People like to think that they truly care about their servers/bartenders. Who’da thunk it? Here’s the thing: 99% of you don’t. You care enough to be courteous with them and share in a short anecdote or joke. You care enough to let them off the hook if one or two…

Restaurant

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Restaurant

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