Sr. Hip Hop Correspondent Gabe Mendoza returns witha review of Chance The Rapper x Jeremih’s recent collaboration - a Hip Hop Christmas album “Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama”
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Christian Piccolini is the co-founder of the nonprofit peace advocacy organization, Life After Hate, and the author of “Romantic Violence: Memoirs of an American Skinhead.” In his life he has witnessed and participated in the kinds of acts of hate that used to toil in the shadows. But now, as a reformed member of one of the most prominent White supremacist groups in the country, he says the same behavior he used to see performed by people wearing swastikas and waving confederate flags, are now done by people in suits and ties right out in the open.
Christian’s Life After Hate group aims to help former Haters learn how they can be agents of change to stop hate themselves. He joined Jill Hopkins on this week’s Peace Council.
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A WBEZ review of Chicago police data shows that there were 41 shootings in 2016 in which a young child was wounded or killed. Of the 41 shootings involving victims aged 13 or younger, police have made an arrest in just 3 cases. WBEZ producer and criminal justice reporter Patrick Smith spoke with Jill Hopkins on The AMp about that review and shared a perspective from a family that has lived this statistic.
Link to the original report: www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/vi…-b456-27f8d7b84084
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Veronica Arreola is professional feminist, owner of the blog, Viva la Feminista, and Director of UIC’S new office to promote Latino/a science students. Claudia Garcia-Rojas is the Co-Director of the Chicago Taskforce on Violence Against Girls and Young Women.
They joined Jill Hopkins on this week’s Council of Feminist Thought to talk about an article Claudia contributed to on Fusion.net where notable activists share their 2017 feminist resolutions.
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Johndalyn Armstrong and Liz Radford are two of the organizers of the Women’s March on Chicago, taking place January 21st. People from all over the Midwest will be descending on Grant Park to voice their concerns about women’s issues as Donald Trump takes office. Johndalyn and Liz spoke with Jill Hopkins on The Morning AMp about why they wanted to start a march closer to home, instead of going to DC, some of the criticism the movement has received, and what people can expect when they arrive at the Petrillo Music Shell.
Johndalyn and Liz are inviting Vocalo users to submit a march song to be added to the playlist during the event. You can email the song to info(@)womens121marchonchicago.org
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Chicago band Hemmingbirds have been known for creating infectious power indie rock tunes for the last 6 years. Recently the band announced their dissolution and a final show taking place 12/29 at Lincoln Hall in Chicago.
Front man Yoo Soo spoke with Jesse Menendez about their journey as a band, what led them to make the decision to disband as well as some hints at his future musical endeavors.
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2016 has been a doozy of a year for all of us newshounds and pop culture heads. This morning we revisited some of the most engaging stories of the year (curve ball, surprises, tragedies and successes) with Friday host of WBEZ’s The Morning Shift, and of the Making Oprah podcast Jenn White.
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Hosts Jesse Menendez and Jill Hopkins sat down with actors Ari Afsar and Miguel Cervantes who star as Eliza and Alexander Hamilton in the Chicago production of the Broadway hit show. They spoke about their respective roles, the social and cultural importance of the musical, the breaking down of color lines on Broadway, and the role Hip Hop plays in the musical.
Hamilton: The American Musical is playing at The Private Bank Theater in Chicago.
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Curtis Shaw Flagg is the operations manager at Laugh Factory Chicago, and the Director of Marketing for Open Books. He’s also Vocalo’s Sr. Social Media Correspondent. He joined the AMp this week to talk about Yahoo! hacks, how Germany is fighting fake news and VA Police Department’s “unconstitutional” social media policy.
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The Golden Globes nominations are in and our favorite film critics Reggie “The Reel Critic” Ponder and Matt Fagerholm joined us on The AMp to discuss the nominations as well as talk in detail about the sensation that is Moonlight, the new Star Wars off-shoot Rogue One, and more!
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As we wrap up this year, our Sr. Hip Hop Correspondent Gabe Mendoza joined us to count down his favorite albums of 2016. Needless to say, this year was very good for Hip Hop but which albums made his list? Listen in to find out.
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Veronica Arreola is a professional feminist & writer. She is the owner of the blog Viva la Feminista, and a Director of Latinas Gaining Access to Networks for Advancement in Science at UIC. Claudia Garcia-Rojas is a Chicago-based writer and activist. She is co-director of the Chicago Taskforce on Violence Against Girls & Young Women and a Black Studies doctoral candidate at Northwestern University. Both women made up this week’s Council of Feminist Thought, and discussed the future of women under President Trump as well as a Buzzfeed article by Anne Helen Petersen entitled “Meet the Ivanka Voter”: www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpeterse…ERnBx#.xbv7xnrR2
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Based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME follows fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone, a young man with an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever. Along the way we meet a number of people and see how they fit into Christopher’s complicated reality. GENE GILLETTE (Ed) and MARIA ELENA RAMIREZ (Siobhan) spoke with Jesse Menendez about the Chicago production of Curious Incident which is running at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago.
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Gabe Mendoza gives his view on the recently released star-studded Hamilton Mixtape. A collection of pieces either covering or reinterpreting songs from the hit musical Hamilton, the mixtape features music from artists such as Nas, Chance the Rapper, Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes, Regina Spektor, Wiz Khalifa and many many more.
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Our favorite critic Reggie Ponder (The Reel Critic) was here in the studio giving his opinion on some of the latest film releases, including some of the films released in anticipation of this year’s awards season. Jesse, Jill and Reggie talked about La La Land, Jackie, Moonlight and among other significant releases. Also, Reggie gives a glowing retrospective review of holiday classic It’s a Wonderful LIfe.
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