it’s not even March yet, and i’m already getting candidate announcement emails for Chicago alderperson positions.

the race to 2027 is going to be a riiiide. ppl are fed up.

the perfect reset this weekend ✨

I know this will probably have asshats in my mentions again, but periodic reminder that everything happening now has a precedent. And that precedent is closer than slavery, internment, boarding schools, Jim Crow...it is the very modern school to prison pipeline. It is the last 40 years of policy.

There’s no Black Chicago media presence in Springfield — time to change that • The TRiiBE The TRiiBE took its talents down to Springfield, IL this week. Let me tell you why.

A morning read — TRIIBE EIC Tiffany Walden unpacks why they covered Springfield this week.

“Pritzker going against the corporate head tax was not progressive. Yet, his stance wasn’t really publicly critiqued. So, we thought, where else is he not being progressive?”

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There’s no Black Chicago media presence in Springfield — time to change that • The TRiiBE The TRiiBE took its talents down to Springfield, IL this week. Let me tell you why.

new RESHAPE newsletter just dropped.

i wrote this one 😏

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TGIF, from the depths of my heart

Chicago voter turnout in this midterm primary election is bananas. 10,163 ballots received as of last night.

By contrast at this stage in 2022: 438 ballots received
2018: 186 ballots received

Getting our voices to the seats of power makes a difference in understanding the stakes and being able to better advocate for our communities.

Leaders on Gov. Pritzker’s proposed budget: Illinois is thriving, but Black communities are still struggling • The TRiiBE Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated Illinois’ economic gains in his budget address, but Black leaders say billions in spending must more directly address long-standing inequities.

i went down to Springfield for the first time. wrote about it with @tonia.thetriibe.com for @thetriibe.com.

everyone i bumped into was so happy we were there ☺️ readers have been asking us to make the trip for a while now.

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Some Black Chicagoans prefer Northwest Indiana over Arlington Heights if the Bears must leave Soldier Field • The TRiiBE Many Black Chicagoans, especially on the South Side, routinely make for cheaper goods and gas. 'I would still see them as Chicago's team.'

NEW — If Northwest Indiana is the leading candidate for a new Chicago Bears stadium, it’s a trip most Black Chicagoans routinely make for cheaper goods and gas anyway.

The Indiana-Illinois border is fluid for those on the South Side and in the south suburbs.

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166 days after Midway Blitz begin, Eileen can no longer ignore the people of Cook County

self-soothing 101:

watch Shrinking.

First of its kind: The 1938 showdown between the Chicago Bears and the Negro All-Stars • The TRiiBE Hundreds of thousands of people cut out ballots from Black newspapers and mailed in their votes for which players should make the 1938 Negro All-Star football team.

In this accompanying piece, TRiiBE culture correspondent @romej.thetriibe.com dives into a historic 1938 game where the Chicago Bears took on the Negro All-Stars.

"There’s this progressive element to even schedule the game, but the backdrop is not one of progress.”

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Love, Legacy & Chicago | Bears Black History Month Roundtable YouTube video by Chicago Bears

NEW — The Chicago Bears celebrate Black History Month with a "Love, Legacy & Chicago" roundtable discussion in partnership with The TRiiBE and featuring historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas, Bears VP Brian McCaskey, and Bears content presenter Jasmine Baker.

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Nancy Meyers has the most cozy film sets

i thank God for my mama

wait… did I miss Caleb Williams and the 3 Point?

they just flipped from NBA All Star to a college game ????

Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoes prohibition-style hemp ordinance  • The TRiiBE “We cannot claim to support equitable economic development while advancing policies that concentrate the market in the hands of a few large entities,” Johnson said.

NEW — Today, Mayor Brandon Johnson exercised his veto power for the second time on the proposed hemp ban ordinance, which business advocates described as a harmful and destructive ban reminiscent of the 1920s alcohol prohibition era.

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if GTA 6 ever comes out, i may actually go get a Playstation

Now I have something to look forward to!

Chicago’s hemp community urges Mayor Brandon Johnson to veto prohibition-style ordinance • The TRiiBE Stakeholders are convinced City Council’s move to limit hemp sales to licensed weed dispensaries protects Big Cannabis.

NEW — Business owners in Chicago’s hemp industry are demanding that Mayor Brandon Johnson veto a controversial hemp ordinance that industry stakeholders describe as a harmful and destructive ban reminiscent of the 1920s alcohol prohibition era.

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Watching Rome’s evolution over the past year has been a joy 🥹

Multiple other images were released tonight, per a court ruling modifying a protective order around the case of Marimar Martinez, whom Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot last Oct. 4.

These stand out: the inside of a car, and a chair in an auto shop, both stained with what appears to be blood.

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The Illinois' 7th Congressional District race is one you need to pay attention to • The TRiiBE Primary Election Day is on March 17. The Illinois’ 7th Congressional District has had a Black leader at the helm for over 50 years. Will the seat remain Black?

Pro-Israel dollars have entered the race.

United Democracy Project have released an ad supporting candidate Melissa Conyears-Ervin.

Reportedly, donors who gave to candidate Jason Friedman’s campaign have also given to AIPAC, including eight of the same UDP donors.

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my nephew is my lil bestie ✨

that would end my night immediately

i think we should give the snow at least 3 points to my 0 lol

yes 😓 freak accident. trunk door fell on my head while i was getting out my snow brush a couple weeks ago.