Arionne Nettles
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Past articles by Arionne:
The Outfit is a layer in Chicago’s storied past
“I think the Chicago gangland history is something falls like the snow in Chicago.” → Read More
Media’s ‘utter lack of humanity’
Chicago police killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo, and some media responded by questioning Toledo’s character. Black and Brown kids deserve better. → Read More
Media’s ‘Utter Lack of Humanity’. Chicago police killed 13-year-old Adam…
The public has now seen the troubling video of a Chicago police officer shooting and killing Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old Latino boy who lived in the city’s Little Village neighborhood. For Chicagoans… → Read More
The return of drive-ins
Outdoor theaters like Lakeshore let us scream together at a safe distance. → Read More
Netflix's Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a beautiful heartbreak
The film adaptation of the August Wilson play shows how Black folks navigate the power struggles that white structures create. → Read More
An Unapologetic love letter to Chicago’s Black women activists
The documentary takes audiences to the front lines with millennial women leading the city’s Movement for Black Lives. → Read More
Black Harvest Film Festival is still a party
In its 26th year, the festival stretches itself in celebration—and in service. → Read More
‘Pioneering is dangerous’
Housing and the haunting of segregation in Lovecraft Country → Read More
Rebuild Foundation and Sunshine Enterprise team up to train city’s creative entrepreneurs
The Arts & Makers Community Business Academy is ramping up to launch its third cohort in September. → Read More
The Chi finds itself—in complexity, strong women, and the work toward redemption
In its third season, the south side Chicago-based drama becomes the show it set out to be. → Read More
An examination of Black identity and time
Conceptual artist Nate Young’s “Transcendence of Time” puts his own family’s Great Migration story on display. → Read More
Black Creativity thrives in its 50th year
The legacy of the Museum of Science and Industry exhibition is built on cultural representation and innovation. → Read More
7 Things To Do MLK Weekend In Chicago
From volunteer opportunities, to basketball, to movies, Chicago is buzzing with ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. → Read More
Free Entrepreneurship Training for Chicago Veterans and Military Families
Military veterans, service members, and their families with entrepreneurial ambitions have the opportunity to learn how to create their own businesses in a free program by the U.S. Small Business Administration. → Read More
Early Voting Hours Extended This Week in Chicago
Chicagoans can vote until 7 p.m. this week, Monday through Friday. The Chicago Board of Elections extended the hours this week at all of Chicago's 51 early voting locations. Residents can also vote early this Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. → Read More
Black Catholic Initiative to Host 2nd Annual Climate Justice Conference
The Archdiocese of Chicago Black Catholic Initiative will host its 2nd Annual Climate Justice Conference. → Read More
All Stars Project Lead Conversation on Chicago Afterschool Development
All Stars Project held a grassroots conversation to unite community organizations in afterschool program development. → Read More
College Football Comes to the Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field
Guaranteed Rate Field, home of the White Sox, will host its first football game in November. → Read More
Louis XIII de Rémy Martin Hosts Exclusive Cognac Tasting at Celeste
Louis XIII de Rémy Martin invited guests to supper club Celeste for an event centered around its exclusive cognac. → Read More
Aon Extends Application Deadline for its Tuition-Paid, Salary Apprenticeship
Aon has extended the application deadline for its apprenticeship program. The Chicago-based insurance brokerage and financial services company created the Aon Apprenticeship Program to give students from City Colleges of Chicago and Harper College at a job and a career. → Read More