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| | Chicago alder proposes renaming street after Obama 2024-03-22 - Openly gay Black Chicago Ald. Lamont Robinson has proposed renaming Columbus Drive after former U.S. President and city resident Barack Obama, media outlets noted. The street stretches through the Loop from East Grand Avenue to DuSable ...
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| | OBAMA-OLOGY coming to Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre in June 2023-04-26 --From a press release - Evanston, IL — Tim Rhoze, Artistic Director of Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, has announced the cast for the company's season-opening Chicago premiere of OBAMA-OLOGY by Aurin Squire. The play is about a young gay African American college graduate ...
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| | Texas judge strikes down ACA provision that affects 100 million people 2023-03-31 - On March 30, Judge Reed O'Connor of U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas struck down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) that requires insurers and employers to cover preventive ...
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| | SHOWBIZ Best in theater, TV, film and music; Obama's favorites; 'Glass Onion' 2022-12-31 - Deadline's Broadway critic revealed his picks for the best of 2022. Leopoldstadt topped his list, but other productions included Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like It Hot, Into the Woods, Hangmen, Ain't No Mo', A Strange Loop, Topdog/Underdog, ...
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| | Michelle Obama among those inducted into Women's Hall of Fame 2022-09-26 - Attorney/author/former First Lady and native Chicagoan Michelle Obama was among nine women celebrated on Sept. 23-25 as they were inducted into The National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York. Other inductees included science-fiction ...
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| | SHOWBIZ Ben Whishaw, non-binary actor, Cardi B, Obama, 'Grease' prequel 2021-07-18 - Out actor Ben Whishaw stars in the film Surge, which will debut Sept. 24 and On Demand, a press release announced. Whishaw portrays Joseph, who is trapped in a soulless job, living a life devoid of ...
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| | Art on theMART to project Obamas, Frida Kahlo 2021-05-06 - In partnership with Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, Art on theMART today announced two major new additions to its summer program: The Obama Portraits (debuting June 17) and Frida Kahlo (starting July 5). ...
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| | Hate mail threatening Obamas, Biden, Harris sent to DuSable 2021-04-28 - The Secret Service is investigating six threatening letters sent to the DuSable Museum of African American History that mention President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the Obama family, among others, The Chicago Tribune reported. ...
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| | Judge orders restoration of DACA
2020-12-05 - Judge Nicholas Garaufis, of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, ordered the Trump administration to fully restore Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)an Obama-era initiative that protects undocumented immigrants brought ...
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| | SAVOR Less is more for out chef Art Smith during pandemic 2020-06-09 DISH Dining Guide - When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. Just ask Art Smith. During the coronavirus pandemicthe culinary expert who has cooked for luminaries such as Oprah Winfrey, the Obamas and Nelson Mandelahas employed a healthful plan ...
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| | Report: Trump aiming to remove protections for LGBTQ patients 2020-04-25 - The Trump administration is moving to remove an Obama-era policy that protected LGBTQ patients from discrimination, Politico reported. The health department is close to finalizing its long-developing rewrite of Obamacare's ...
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| | Barack Obama backs Joe Biden for president 2020-04-14 - On April 14, former President Barack Obama offered a video endorsement of his close confidant and friend, former Vice President Joe Biden. "Choosing Joe to be my vice president was one of the best decisions I ...
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| | Greer named Biden's LGBTQ liaison 2020-03-23 - Reggie Greera D.C-based LGBTQ advocate who has worked as an Obama administration appointee and point person for LGBTQ elected officialshas been named LGBTQ vote director for Joseph Biden, The Washington Blade reported. "It's an honor of ...
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| | Obama portraits in Chicago in 2021 2020-01-26 - The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has announced a five-city tour next year of the portraits of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama by artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively, that will launch during the ...
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| | SHOWBIZ Best LGBTQ films, Eddie Murphy, Obama's songs, DJ retires 2020-01-07 - Advocate released its list of the 30 best LGBTQ films of the 2010s. Some on the list include Appropriate Behavior, Moonlight, The Kids Are All Right, Spa Life, The Handmaiden, Colette, Tangerine, Weekend, Booksmart, Rafiki, Beats ...
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