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The Rise of the Femcee

by Kia Smith, Jasmine Morales and ThoughtPoet November 3, 2023November 3, 2023

Chicago women in hip-hop discussed the present and future of what it means to be a femcee.

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The Last ‘Block Party’

by ThoughtPoet and South Side Weekly August 12, 2023August 22, 2023
Vicki Street. Photo by Isiah “ThoughtPoet” Veney
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Vicki Street is in Her Own Lane

by Kia Smith and ThoughtPoet March 24, 2023April 3, 2023
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Juneteenth: What is a holiday compared to a life?

by Chima Ikoro and ThoughtPoet June 23, 2021June 25, 2021
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