Chicago’s Melody Angel talks blues, racial justice and Jimi Hendrix
After a two-year hiatus, rising star Melody Angel is back and making up for lost time.
Culture & The Arts
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The queer fiction boom is here to stay
The demand for LGBTQ representation in literature is growing across genres.
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Food Friday: A chat with Chicago’s 2022 James Beard Award winner, finalists
Chicago had nine finalists but only one chef walked away with a win during Monday night’s ceremony.
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What is your daily EGOT?
Jennifer Hudson won an EGOT this week, but we can still congratulate ourselves for small victories.
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Movies you can binge to celebrate National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Here’s a list of new and old island flicks to experience the warmth, white sands and bright colors of the Caribbean.
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Here is your chance to support Chicago’s burgeoning Black entrepreneurs
A Juneteenth pop-up market will showcase 30 Black-owned businesses selling fashion, food and skin care. Such events, business owners say, are helping them combat challenging economic conditions.
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Inside WBEZ’s new summer guide to the best free Chicago events
All summer long, WBEZ is creating a list of performances, concerts and other cultural events you can attend for free in the Chicago area.
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‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ finds new home in the Fine Arts Building
Wait Wait, a co-production of NPR and WBEZ Chicago, recorded weekly shows at the Chase Auditorium for 15 years.
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In the hands of these poets, Chicago is a collection of scintillating everyday moments
A blockbuster anthology, just out, gives a star turn to 134 living poets with deep ties to the city. Meet three standouts.
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A daughter of the Robert Taylor Homes mines her bittersweet childhood for a big debut
Toya Wolfe’s anticipated first novel, ‘Last Summer on State Street,’ is an unsparing portrait of girlhood in the infamous housing complex.
