Chicago is the World

STEVE FRANKLIN'S ETHNIC MEDIA BLOG

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EVENTS

The Trains Still Run. The Hearts Still Break
They haven’t stopped coming. No. There are more of them, in fact. They are coming from Central...
Hello World – Chicago Calling
here’s a prelude for our news forum Tuesday, May7th, on immigration, at 10 am, 33 E. Congress,...

STORIES

The following post was originally published on the Nonprofit Communicator Blog. Its opinions are tha...

We were talking about what life was life back then, back home, during terrible times. Myself. Some B...

Imagination has no limits today. I love that about Halloween. Education has no barriers today either...

Of course, Thanksgiving (Eve or otherwise) is not really about the food. As I told the children in m...

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder: Veto SB 59! No guns in my children’s schools!
I remember when my children were small and I would not let them have playdates or sleepovers at home...
Possibility. Imagination. Conversations to remember. A Future for all of us.
Imagination has no limits today. I love that about Halloween. Education has no barriers today either...
Making Teriyaki Sauce for Thanksgiving Eve
Of course, Thanksgiving (Eve or otherwise) is not really about the food. As I told the children in m...
Trying to Understand the Entitlement Ethos in Abigail Fisher v University of Texas and Republican Party Post-Election
So I am really puzzled by people like Abigail Fisher of the current US Supreme Court case Abigail Fi...
This Halloween: Dress classy. Dance cheesy. We’re a Culture, not a Costume.
As Halloween nears, whenever I teach late, I come home to find a different cast of characters gallop...
“What do you mean you don’t vote? How can you not vote?”
Sometimes friends tease me for being so naïve and idealistic. But with the elections upon us, I am ...
Finding good people good friends at Blacklava.net
I have enjoyed the easy camaraderie found with these folks whenever we have met since then, especial...

Music as Migration, Music as Sacred: Interview with Gerard Edery
Gerard Edery, born in Casablanca and raised in Paris and New York City, is the essence of a global m...
The Soul of Yemen Blues: Interview with Ravid Kahalani
Ravid Kahalani, is a 30-year-old Israeli whose family came from Yemen and who grew up wanting to kee...
ARCHIVE: Oct 19, Explore the Indie Rock Scene in Manila Part 2
Original Broadcast on WHPK 88.5 FM on October 19th, 2010. Hosted by Brenda Lee Intengan with special...
ARCHIVE: Oct 5, Explore the Indie Rock Scene in Manila
Original Broadcast on WHPK 88.5 FM on October 5th, 2010. Hosted by Brenda Lee Intengan with special ...
Quantic the Sound Explorer
by Brenda Lee Intengan Will Holland is a Colombia-based dj and producer who has released several not...
A Chat with Steve Gibons of the Gypsy Rhythm Project
Chicago is the World’s very own Steve Franklin catches up with Chicago’s Gypsy Rhythm Project le...
Voices of Resistance, voice with soul: An Interview with Shilpa Bavikatte
Sometimes an artist challenges the perception of what it means to be a Jazz artist, especially when ...

Rita J Visits Chicago Is The World
Rita Jackson, a true embodiment of Chicago Is the World’s aim to bring the Chicago voice to a ...
Afro-Latin Retro Show playlist
Many of you asked, now here it is… download the aug30-chicagoistheworld-playlist for todayR...
ARCHIVE: 2011 Chicago Colombian Music Festival
Listen to the Chicago is the World 2-hour special on the upcoming 2011 Chicago Colombian Music Festi...
ARCHIVE: Nov 12, Downtempo from all points of the globe
Brenda Lee plays an international electronic music headphone soundtrack for chilly grey days. Shine ...