Caitlyn never thought…🐆

Two people vibing at The Silver Room Sound System Block Party at Oakwood Beach in Chicago in summer 2022.

EXCLUSIVE — The Silver Room Sound System Block Party is making a comeback summer 2026, founder Eric Williams tells The TRiiBE.

The Silver Room Sound System Block Party returns July 18 with a new home at the Salt Shed.

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17 years ago today, Grindr was launched.

La Shawn Ford Declares Victory in Race to Replace Danny Davis in Illinois’ 7th District Primary More than a dozen Democratic candidates are squaring off Tuesday in a race for control of Illinois’ 7th Congressional District, a seat that’s been held by Congressman Danny Davis for nearly 30 years.

Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford has declared victory in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District after Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin conceded the race.

Ford will face off in the general election against Chad Koppie.
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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary in Illinois NBC News projects that Stratton, who was backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, defeated two sitting members of Congress after an expensive race.

The crowd here at Stratton’s party just shifted into a higher gear, as @nbcnews.com calls the race for Stratton www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Michael B. Jordan's acceptance speech after winning his first-ever Oscar

BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI Three years after its pivot to AI, the writing is on the wall for BuzzFeed. The company said there's "substantial doubt" it can keep going.

Self-own of the decade: BuzzFeed pivots toward AI slop, loses everything.
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Sending the deepest condolences to you, Karen. The journeying on with and through grief is so difficult, and I hope you take comfort in the memories you have, and that you are able to build upon and lean into your support network. 💜🕊️

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

By Chris Quinn, Editor, cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer A college student withdrew from consideration for a reporting role in our newsroom this week because of how we use artificial intelligence. It reminded me again how college journalism programs are failing to prepare students for the workforce. I mentioned this in a column before, and readers asked me to explain

A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.

Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”

You can’t make this shit up.

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"Racial authoritarianism" is the word.

Benito's reaction in video form

Benito leaning on the table with his hand on his face

Benito leaning on the table with his hand on his face, ceovering his eyes

Bad Bunny's reaction to Album of the Year

Bad Bunny wins the #GRAMMYs award for Album of the Year.

“Oh! The Grammy goes to Luther Vandross!” - Cher

The Grammys are here with Kendrick Lamar leading the nominees. Here's how to watch The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday with a dramatically different tone than last year.

A powerful Grammy Awards in memoriam segment celebrated the legacies of the late D’Angelo and Roberta Flack at the 68th annual ceremony.

‘luther’ by Kendrick Lamar & SZA wins the #GRAMMYs award for Record of the Year.

screencap of WH tweet

the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji

Minnesota Live Updates: Don Lemon Is Among Several More Arrested Over Church Protest

And there are more arrests:

"Pam Bondi said that she had ordered the arrests of Mr. Lemon and three others in connection with the demonstration at a church: Georgia Fort, an independent journalist; and Trahern Jeen Crews and Jamael Lydell Lundy, both activists."

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Arresting Black journalists is also vice signaling. Their base is racist and hates journalists and they want to get them excited again. The mainstream media industry has never protected Black journalists or journalists of color the way it should.

The arrest of my friend and colleague Don Lemon is an outrageous attack on the First Amendment and free speech in America. This cannot stand.

'Sinners' is officially the most nominated film in Oscar history — with 16 nominations 🏆

I just got on to Grandma Willie this week! Freddie Jean been in my rotation for years now. Who's the other lady you mentioned here?

BREAKING: The Hennepin County District Attorney's office says they have jurisdiction to charge the ICE agent involved in the fatal Minneapolis shooting.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say.

Mariah Carey becomes the first artist in history to spend 100 total weeks at #1 on the Hot 100.

Yes, and water is wet. Black unemployment is consistently (substantially) higher compared to that of their White counterparts.

...and yet there's still handwringing over whether we need any shifts on issues of inclusion.

I'm tired.

After ‘America’s Got Talent’ run, the Leo Catholic High School Choir is in demand

The 21-member choir is booked six months out, performing everywhere from Cook County Jail to charity events and swanky holiday parties.

Judge: residents must move out, ICE-raided South Shore building is uninhabitable • The TRiiBE The tenants of the property at 7500 S. South Shore Drive are ordered to leave the property by Friday.

UPDATE — For those who want to help, there’s now a way to donate directly to the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union to help with emergency relocation costs as residents “vacate in one of the snowiest winters in Chicago’s history.”

Details in our story.

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