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|  | Nikki Giovanni raps about rap
The poet and author Nikki Giovanni is best known for her essays and poetry on Black history and civil rights issues. Over the last 10 years, she's also become renowned for her children's books. These include ... |  | 
|  | Pride School vote delayed to Nov. 19
by Amy Wooten and Kaitlyn Mcavoy Chicago school officials pushed back the vote for all five proposed schools with 2010 openings, including the proposed Pride Campus, for an entire month. On Oct. 17, Chicago Public Schools ... |  | 
|  | Black gay youths share their views
Four gay and lesbian youth shared their views on what they consider to be hot topics in hopes of educating the larger community about what it is like growing up young, black and gay on Chicago's ... |  | 
|  | The origins of Black gay history
The idea of Black Gay History is about as far out there as is Gay History Month, and the two curiosities are not unrelated. The first attempt to set aside a time to disseminate information on ... |  | 
|  | Review: Tina Turner at the United Center
Everybody loves an underdog. Take Michael Phelps. The eight gold Olympic medals hanging around his neck have made the 6'4' swimmer with the protruding ears and drunken altar-boy grin the hottest dude-babe on the planet. But ... |  | 
|  | Latino/a LGBT conference stresses history
The 'Nuestras Raices/Our Roots' conference was held Saturday, Oct. 4, at DePaul University's Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield, with one of the highlights being a keynote address by Center on Halsted's Latino ... |  | 
|  | Johnson 'Sweet' message about southern Black gays
E. Patrick Johnson's recently published book, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, is an oral history of people who, according to popular wisdom, only live where they do because they have nowhere else to ... |  | 
|  | Michelle Williams does the 'Unexpected'
Michelle Williams has accomplished a lot since the superstar trio Destiny's Child dissolved a few years ago. She has recorded two solo albums—Heart to Yours and Do You Know; conquered the stage through roles in Aida ... |
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