Chi Sounds Like

Chi Sounds Like

Meet the people that enrich Chicago's culture by virtue of their work in the arts and community

Episodes

SPEAK UP Director Megan Brand Says Chicago Is Vibrant

January 30, 2020 • 6 mins
Megan Brand is a community organizer and anti-racism educator at SPEAK UP.
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Howard Brown's Channyn Lynne Parker Says Chicago Embodies Individuality

January 29, 2020 • 5 mins
Channyn Lynne Parker is a human rights advocate, public speaker and Manager of External Relations at Howard Brown Health.
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UChicago Organizer Erika Dudley Says Chicago Has Radical Imagination

January 28, 2020 • 6 mins
Erika Dudley is a community organizer, the host of Progressive Conversations, and the Senior Program Manager of the Civic Knowledge Project in the Office of Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago.
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ArtReach Exec. Director Karen Benita Reyes Says Chicago Is Steadfast & Sturdy

January 27, 2020 • 6 mins
Karen Benita Reyes is a social justice advocate and the Executive Director of ArtReach Chicago, an organization that seeks to connect and empower those who have been impacted by collective or individual trauma through the practice of visual arts.
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KT's Kids Founder Katie Augustyn Says Chicago Is Generosity

December 6, 2019 • 6 mins
Katie Augustyn is the founder of "KT's Kids," a local organization committed to serving disabled children from Chicago's South and West side.
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Jahmal Cole Wants to Inspire Youth and Build Connections

December 5, 2019 • 3 mins
Jahmal Cole is the CEO and Founder of My Block My Hood My City, a program provides underprivileged youth with an awareness of the world and opportunities beyond their neighborhood.
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Seobia Rivers is a Fitness and Health Creative

December 4, 2019 • 6 mins
Seobia Rivers is a fitness and health creative, and the founding member of Healthy Hood, a fitness and dance studio in Pilsen neighborhood.
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Justin Cunningham Wants to Inspire and Empower the Youth

December 3, 2019 • 5 mins
Justin Cunningham is a resident of the South Shore neighborhood in Chicago and, together with Chance The Rapper, a Co-Founder of SocialWorks, a non-profit empowering youth through the arts, education and civic engagement.
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Rich Gardner Says Chicago is Diversity and Resilience

December 2, 2019 • 4 mins
Rich Gardner is a former professional athlete, a performance coach, mentor, community leader and the co-founder of Maroon Village, a non-profit geared towards promoting resilience among student athletes using physical and mental training.
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Francis Almeda Says Chicago is Real and Genuine

November 8, 2019 • 4 mins
Francis Almeda is an art director, designer and Co-Founder of "Reppin Pins," a company that makes enamel pins to help you represent what you love and are passionate about.
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Bumbac Joe Says Chicago Has Fresh Charm

November 7, 2019 • 5 mins
Leopoldo Bello is a composer, producer, and DJ in Chicago ... you might know him better as Bumbac Joe.
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Graffiti Artist Kane One Says Chicago is Democracy in Action

November 6, 2019 • 5 mins
Kane One is a graffiti artist and art educator in Chicago.
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Artist Brandon Breaux Says Chicago is Thoughtful and Honest

November 5, 2019 • 3 mins
Brandon Breaux is a Fine Artist, Designer and creative strategist raised in Chicago's Chatham / Grand Crossing neighborhood.
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DJ CQQCHiFRUIT Talks Finding Your Community

October 11, 2019 • 6 mins
Jacquelyn Carmen Guerrero aka DJ CQQCHIFRUIT is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent, originally from Miami, FL.
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Professor Lourdes Torres is Rewriting Latinx Narratives

October 10, 2019 • 6 mins
Lourdes Torres is a professor of Latin American and Latino Studies and of Critical Ethnic Studies at Depaul University.
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Isabel Gonzalez-Smith Talks La Villita and Latina Motherhood

October 9, 2019 • 5 mins
Isabel Gonzalez-Smith is the Founder and Executive Director of Chicago Latina Moms.
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How Ivan Resendiz Makes Classical Music a Tool for Justice

October 8, 2019 • 5 mins
Ivan Resendiz is a classical guitarist and the organizer of the Latin American Guitar Festival in Chicago.
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Chicago's Gloe One Makes Art and Takes Action

October 7, 2019 • 5 mins
Gloria Talamantes, also known as Gloe One, is a graffiti artist, educator and neighborhood journalist.
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Chi Sounds Like - Leslie Pappas

August 29, 2019 • 4 mins
Chicago is a city known for its creative community of artists, activists and influencers. In our ongoing series, "This Is What Chicago Sounds Like," we feature the voices and people who contribute to our city’s rich cultural diversity. This month, we celebrate Chicago's mentors and educators, and in this episode, we hear from Leslie Pappas. Leslie is the Executive Director of Common Ground Foundation. Started by Chicago...
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Chi Sounds Like - Lina Fritz

August 29, 2019 • 6 mins
Chicago is a city known for its creative community of artists, activists and influencers. In our ongoing series, "This Is What Chicago Sounds Like," we feature the voices and people who contribute to our city’s rich cultural diversity. This month, we celebrate Chicago's mentors and educators, and in this episode, we hear from Lina Fritz. Lina is the Managing Director of Program Innovation at OneGoal, a college access an...
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