>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON CHICAGO TONIGHT BLACK VOICES, I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN .

RACISM IN THE BAKING INDUSTRY, WHAT IS BEING DONE TO HELP BLACK COMMUNITIES BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH.

>>> CHICAGO IS PLANNING A MEMORIAL FOR TORTURE VICTIMS.

50 YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF THE BRONX, IT IS A MAINSTAY OF AMERICAN CULTURE.

>>> CHICAGO'S HOMEGROWN MUSICAL GENRE IS IN MENLO PARK THIS WEEKEND.

>> MADE FROM A MATERIAL THAT WILL OUTLIVE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.

>> ART MEETS SUSTAINABILITY WITH A PARTNERSHIP ON THE WEST SIDE.

ALL THAT COMING UP.

>>> BUILDING EQUITY IN THE BAKING INDUSTRY RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT BLACK VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> WE BELIEVE IN EMPOWERED COMMUNITIES ARE MADE BETTER BY GREATER PROMISE FOR ALL, THAT IS WHY WE ARE PROUD TO SUPPORT CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES , TOGETHER WE CAN DRIVE CHANGE.

>>> GENERATIONS OF DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES HAVE TAKEN A TOLL ON BLACK COMMUNITIES.

EIGHT 2020 NORTHWESTERN STUDY FINDS, FOR EVERY ONE DOLLAR ACCUMULATED WEALTH WHITE FAMILIES HAVE, BLACK FAMILIES HAVE JUST ONE SENT.

GLOBAL AND STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE WORKING TO ADDRESS THIS AND SHRINK THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP.

JOINING US WITH MORE OUR CITY TREASURER OF CHICAGO.

JESSICA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COOK COUNTY LAND BANK AUTHORITY, AND THE CEO OF JUSTICE INFORMED, A SOCIAL IMPACT FORM.

WELCOME BACK.

LET'S START WITH YOU, DESCRIBE WHAT RACISM IN BANKING LOOKS LIKE.

>> I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF WITH THAT DATA, EACH TIME I HEAR THAT STATISTIC, IT STILL DOES SOMETHING ON THE INSIDE.

A YOUNG WOMAN SUCH AS MYSELF, BORN AND RAISED IN THE CITY, TRULY KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS MEANS.

RACISM IN THE BAKING INDUSTRY, IT INCREASES THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP.

THAT IS WHY MYSELF AND THE ILLINOIS STATE TREASURER FOR THE ADVANCING EQUITY IN BANKING COMMISSION BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT, IN ORDER TO CHANGE SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE BAKING INDUSTRY, PROVIDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE MUST START FROM THE TOP.

WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THESE LARGE BANKING INSTITUTION AND MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE BUYING INTO THE MISSION AND THEY RESPECT THE MAKEUP OF THE TAXPAYERS OF CHICAGO.

>> TELL ME ABOUT HOW THIS ISSUE TIES INTO THE LAND BANK AUTHORITY.

>> THE NUMBER ONE WAY OF CREATING GENERATIONAL WEALTH IS HOMEOWNERSHIP.

WE PURCHASE THE TAX DELINQUENT AND VACANT PROPERTIES AND WE BASICALLY PROVIDE THEM EITHER HOMEOWNERS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPERS , NONPROFITS, OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO REPURPOSE THEM AND BRING THEM BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

THERE HAS BEEN PRACTICES SUCH AS REDLINING, CONTRACT PURCHASING, ALL THOSE THINGS WHICH HAVE HELPED THAT AND WE SEE THE SCARS OF THAT ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE TRYING TO REVERSE THAT.

THAT IS WHAT THE LAND BANK IS HERE TODAY.

>> HOW ARE THE THINGS YOU JUST NAMED, CONTRACT BUYING AND REDLINING, HOW DOES THAT LEAD TO WHAT WE NEED TODAY?

IF THE HOMES, VACANT LOTS.

>> IN 2008, THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS, 2005 THERE WERE 14,000 HOMES FORECLOSED ON.

BY 2012, 85,000 HOMES THAT WERE FORECLOSED ON.

OUR MISSION IS TO SAY, WHERE THE SYSTEM HAS ABANDONED THESE PEOPLE, THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, THERE IS VALUE.

WHEN WE GET SOMEONE WHO CARES AND INVESTS IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY COULD BE THRIVING COMMUNITIES.

>> AS A NOT FOR NEWER, YOU HAVE FACED BARRIERS IN ACCESS TO FUNDING, HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE BEEN SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHER BLACK BUSINESS OWNERS GO THROUGH?

>> WITH THINKING ABOUT THIS, YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE REALITY OF HOW INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING WORKS.

FOR THE FAMILY, ANGEL INVESTORS , VENTURE CAPITALISTS.

YOU HAVE YOUR TRADITIONAL BANKS .

SMALL BUSINESS LOANS.

NONTRADITIONAL LENDERS -- TO GET ANY INTEREST FROM VENTURE CAPITALISTS, PRIVATE EQUITY, GLOBALLY, ONLY 7% OF ALL CAPITAL COME IN THE TRILLIONS, IS DEPLOYED TOWARDS BLACK AND BROWN OWNED BUSINESSES, 93% OF ALL THE OTHER DOLLARS GO TO WHITE FAMILIES.

WHEN I STARTED MY CONSULTING FIRM, MOST PEOPLE DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT BLACK PEOPLE CAN SELL SOMETHING UP WITH HER MIND INSTEAD OF SELLING PRODUCTS.

THEY THINK WE WILL OPEN UP A RESTAURANT.

WE ARE A CONSULTING FIRM.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE SERVICES, IT IS DIFFICULT TO BREAK INTO THAT SPACE.

EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION, PROGRAM WE HAVE APPLIED FOR OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN DENIED EVERYONE.

WE ARE RUNNING ON THE TOP END, A 30% ANNUAL PROFIT MARGIN.

WE HAVE A MINIMUM WAGE OF $60,000 AND PROFIT SHARING FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

I INSIST ON THIS IS THE CEO BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE BEING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE COMPANY.

>> THERE IS NO ONE-SIZE-FITS- ALL SOLUTION, BUT HOW IS YOUR OFFICE HELPING COMMUNITIES IN CHICAGO?

YOU MENTIONED THE ADVANCING EQUITY COMMISSION.

>> ONE THING WE ARE DOING IS HELPING EMPOWER RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS CAPITAL, WHETHER TO PURCHASE A HOME, WHICH I LOVE , JESSICA TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH WHEN SHE SPOKE ABOUT HOMEOWNERSHIP.

I TALK A LOT ABOUT BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH.

THE EASIEST WAY IS THROUGH HOMEOWNERSHIP.

WE WANT TO DO THAT AND BE ABLE TO TRANSFER THAT DOWN FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

WE ARE FOCUSING ON EMPOWER RESIDENTS BY TALKING ABOUT INCREASING THE CREDIT REPORT.

TALK ABOUT BUDGETING.

TALK ABOUT INVESTING.

INVESTING 101.

PEOPLE ARE INTIMIDATED BY THE STOCK MARKET.

VENTURE CAPITALISTS, PRIVATE EQUITY, WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THE TERMINOLOGY, THEY ARE INTIMIDATED.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE WORK ON.

THERE ARE WAYS THAT RESIDENTS -- I HAVE TO INCLUDE OUR SUMMIT WE WILL BE HAVING THAT FOCUSES ON THE ROLE IN BUILDING GENERATIONAL WEALTH.

GO TO THE CHICAGO TREASURER'S OFFICE WEBSITE.

>> DO YOU SEE PROGRESS BEING MADE IN CHICAGO?

>> ABSOLUTELY, THE LAND BANK IS HELPING TO ACHIEVE THAT PROGRESS.

WE ARE REMOVING ALL THE RED TAPE.

THE BACK TAXES WHICH COULD BE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

NOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE, WE HAVE A GROUP OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPERS AND WE ARE DEVELOPING PROPERTY.

THEY COLLECTIVELY PUT THEIR CASH TOGETHER AND PURCHASED 11 LOTS IN THE WOODLAWN AREA.

THEN THEY COULD BUILD UPON EACH OTHER.

WE TOOK AN INVESTMENT THAT TURNED OUT TO BE $8 BILLION THAT WAS NOT PRODUCING AND CREATED EQUITY AND COMMUNITY WEALTH.

I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION, THANKS TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE EQUITY FUND, WE HAVE MONEY, FOR OUR PROPERTIES WE HAVE AT THE LAND BANK, WE ARE UP TO $20,000 IN PURCHASES ASSISTED GRANTS TO HELP WITH CLOSING COSTS AND DISCOUNTED OUR INVOICES BY 50%.

GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND YOU WILL SEE OUR INGLEWOOD PROPERTIES DISCOUNTED AT 50%.

WE ARE DEFINITELY MOVING THE NEEDLE.

>> HOW ARE OTHER INSTITUTIONS HELPING WITH THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP?

>> WE HAVE TO DISASSOCIATE OURSELVES WITH EXPECTING RACIAL INJUSTICE TO MOVE ONLY BY DOING INVESTMENT WORK.

WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT BLACK COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN DIVESTED.

IF EVERY INVESTMENT IN BLACK PEOPLE REQUIRES A MUTUAL GROWTH, WE ARE CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT AN INVESTMENT MODEL THAT DOES NOT REPAIR THINGS.

THE HALF $1 TRILLION BY THE FORTUNE 500, ONLY 4% HAS BEEN DEPLOYED, THE VAST MAJORITY IS LOANS.

THEY WANT THEIR MONEY BACK.

THAT IS ONE THING.

HAVING THIS, YOU ONLY GROW IF WE GROW.

THE SECOND THING, REALLY THINK ABOUT THE WAGE OPPORTUNITIES.

WE ARE IN THE WORK OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE OF COLOR ENTITIES HIGHER WAGE JOBS.

THE NUMBER OF JOBS AT SIGNIFICANT -- $60,000 SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN $100,000, MANY COMPANIES ARE NOT COMMITTING TO A SUSTAINABLE MIDDLE CLASS.

>> A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE LONGER BUT WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

>>> THIS WEEK, MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON ANNOUNCED A $6.8 MILLION GRANT FOR THE MELLON FOUNDATION TO BUILD MONUMENTS.

ONE OF THEM IS THE A MONUMENT TO THE BLACKMAN PORTRAIT BY THE POLICE COMMANDER.

THEY WERE CONVICTED OF PERJURY, SURVIVORS AND ACTIVISTS PLANNED FOR A MEMORIAL.

THE CITY INCLUDED A MEMORIAL IN 2015 AS PART OF A REPARATIONS PACKAGE.

MAYOR JOHNSON SAYS $250,000 HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO BUILD A MONUMENT.

IT WILL INCLUDE A TIMELINE OF EVENTS AND THE NAMES OF THE MEN.

ANTHONY HOMES, HE SAYS HE IS PLEASED THE MEMORIAL WILL FINALLY BE BUILT.

>> IT IS WONDERFUL.

I CANNOT STRESS IT, THE ONES THAT ARE STILL HERE, RESPECT WHAT TOOK PLACE WITH US.

THEY ARE HONORING US AND THAT IS WHAT IT MEANS.

IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT STUFF THAT DID NOT HAPPEN.

THIS DID HAPPEN.

WE CANNOT STOP WHAT WE'RE DOING.

IT IS STILL GOING ON.

>> YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CHICAGO POLICE TORTURE ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> NEXT, REPURPOSING PLASTIC INTO ART AND BEAUTIFYING THE WEBSITE OF CHICAGO.

ANGEL IDOWU HAS THE STORY RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>> TWO ORGANIZATIONS ON THE WEST SIDE ARE ON A MISSION TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN ART AND SUSTAINABILITY WITH A NEW INITIATIVE AIMED AT REDEEMING PLASTICS.

I RECENTLY MET UP WITH SOME OF THE ARTISTS BEHIND THAT INITIATIVE.

TAKE A LOOK.

IT STARTS WITH AN ASSEMBLY LINE OF SORTS.

>> THESE ARE ALREADY CUT.

CUT THEM DOWN THE MIDDLE TO MAKE IT EASIER.

PUT THEM IN HERE.

FOR WASHING AND DRYING DETERGENT BOTTLES SELECTED FROM LAUNDROMATS.

>> WE HAVE TO DRY IT.

WE LABEL IT.

WE THEN SHRED THE PLASTICS.

WE TURN THEM INTO SMALL GRANULES.

WE HEAT THEM UP AND SCREWS INTO A SOLID BEAM.

>> Reporter: THIS VERY BENCH, CONSISTING OF EIGHT BEAMS, WAS MADE FROM DETERGENT BOTTLES.

>> JUST DRIVING DOWN THE STREET , NOT MANY BENCHES ON THE WEST SIDE.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DESIGN THIS, SOMETHING ACCESSIBLE FOR PUBLIC USE AND MADE FROM A MATERIAL THAT WILL OUTLIVE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM.

>> Reporter: A CONCEPT MORE THAN A YEAR IN THE MAKING.

WITH FUNDING FROM EARTH'S ART CHICAGO.

>> WE LOVE THAT ART WAS AT THE CENTER OF IT, SO WAS THE COMMUNITY PEACE.

SO MANY COULD GET INVOLVED WITH DEVELOPING ART BUT ALSO PEOPLE WILL BE INTERACTING WITH IT.

>> THROUGH A JOINT PROJECT, JORDAN CAMPBELL SAYS THEY WILL CONTINUE THEIR MISSION OF USING ART AND SPACE AS A TOOL TO GALVANIZE THE COMMUNITY.

IT IS A CONCEPT STARTED BY CAMPBELL AND HIS LATE BUSINESS PARTNER.

>> WE ARE ALL CALLED TO PLANT SEEDS AND WATER.

GOD IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN ALLOW THEM TO GROW.

WHEN JOHN PLANTED THOSE SEEDS, HE WAS ENCOURAGING AND CHALLENGING PEOPLE, BUT SHOWING LOVE.

HE TALKED ABOUT HOW SUSTAINABILITY WAS THE LOVE OF OUR TIME.

>> Reporter: AN IDEAL COLLABORATOR WHOSE MISSION IS THE INTERSECTION OF DIGITAL CRAFT AND PLASTICS.

TOGETHER, THEY TAKE THE LOVE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMUNITY NATIONWIDE.

>> THIS PROJECT PROCESSED 800 POUNDS OF PLASTIC.

IT IS A FRACTIONAL PERCENTAGE OF THE PLASTIC USED IN A DATE IN CHICAGO.

NOT HOW MUCH PLASTIC WE CAN REDEEM, BUT AWARENESS, WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR YOGURT CUP?

THROUGH THIS PROJECT, THE AWARENESS AND THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE HIRING PEOPLE, TRAINING THEM , GIVING THEM THE TOOLS TO GO OUT AND USE THESE MATERIALS.

IT HELPS JUST AS MUCH AS THE TRANSFORMATION OF A LANDFILL.

>> THE PEOPLE SAY THAT THEY ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO INCREASE PRODUCTION OF THEIR BENCHES.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION.

BACK TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

IN 1973, TWO COPIES OF JAMES BROWN'S SEX MACHINE ALBUM AT A BRONX HOUSE PARTY AND CUT AND MIXED THE SONGS.

THOSE BEATS NOT ONLY GOT THE PARTY STARTED BUT STARTED A REVOLUTION.

THE FOUNDATION OF HIP-HOP.

50 YEARS LATER IT IS A BIG PART OF AMERICAN MUSIC AND CULTURE.

JOINING US NOW WITH MORE ARE THESE HIP-HOP JOURNALISTS.

REPORTER OUT CW 26 CHICAGO, AND MUSIC CULTURE AND CANNABIS JOURNALIST.

THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

BRANDON, HIP-HOP HAS EXISTED BEFORE WE WERE BORN.

WHAT IS THE FIRST TRACK YOU REMEMBER AND INTRODUCE YOU TO HIP-HOP?

>> WOW, HEAVY QUESTION, FIRST TRACK I REMEMBER?

I GREW UP IN THE 1990s, TUPAC, BIGGIE, DO OR DIE, BUT I THINK THE FIRST TRACK I RESONATED WITH WAS KANYE WEST, THROUGH THE WIRE.

THAT IS THE FIRST TRACK, THIS IS SOMETHING I CAN FEEL, I UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE, I CONNECT WITH IT.

>> IT IS OLDER THAN ALL OF US.

WE HAVE HEARD IT ALL OF OUR LIVES.

WHO WOULD YOU PUT ON THE MT.

RUSHMORE OF CHICAGO HIP-HOP ARTISTS?

>> THIS IS THE ALL-TIME -- OKAY, ETCHED IN STONE, KANYE OF COURSE, TWISTER, IS THERE A MINIMUM?

>> THREE.

>> KANYE, TWISTER, THIS IS SO HARD FOR THE LAST ONE.

I WOULD LOVE IT TO BE A FEMALE?

I LIKE THE BRAT.

SHE DOES NOT MENTION SHE IS FROM CHICAGO AS MUCH.

SHE IS A NATIONAL ARTIST.

WITH CHICAGO ARTIST THAT HAVE BEEN BLOWING UP, THEY WERE CHICAGO ON THEIR BACK, LIKE KANYE.

I DON'T KNOW IF DA BRAT MENTIONS IT THAT MUCH.

>> COMMON?

>> SOMEONE FROM THE NEW SCHOOL.

ONLY TO INTEGRATE EVERYTHING.

WITH THE LEADER OF THE DRILL MOVEMENT THAT TOOK OVER, HIM.

>> DO YOU THINK CHICAGO GETS A PLACE IN HIP-HOP INNOVATION?

>> I THINK THAT IS STARTING TO HAPPEN NOW.

FOR A LONG TIME, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT FULLY AWARE OF HOW CHICAGO BLACK MUSIC AS A WHOLE, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IMPACTS HIP-HOP UNLESS IT IS THROUGH GOSPEL, R&B, SOUL MUSIC, AND OUR HIP-HOP INNOVATIONS.

I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE SEEING A LITTLE BIT MORE NOW WITHIN A LOT OF MUSIC CRITICS.

EVERY MUSIC CRITIC HAS A FAVORITE CHICAGO ARTIST, WHETHER THEY REALIZE IT OR NOT.

MAYBE NOT ALWAYS BE AWARE OF HOW MUCH LOVE WE GET, BUT WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO.

I DON'T THINK THE MIDWEST AS A WHOLE GETS ENOUGH RESPECT OR RECOGNITION WITH HOW WE HAVE PUSHED HIP-HOP FORWARD.

THERE IS A LOT MORE WORK.

IT WILL TAKE A LOT MORE STORYTELLING.

>> IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT KANYE WEST IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST WRAPPERS TO COME OUT OF CHICAGO.

YOU DID A PODCAST ABOUT HIM, HOW BIG OF HISTORIC IS CHICAGO?

>> A LARGE PART OF IT.

CHICAGO IS A MIDWEST CITY WITH AN IDENTITY OF BEING AN UNDERDOG.

KANYE WEST HAS MADE THAT A BIG PART OF HIS IDENTITY.

YOUNG AND RESTLESS, THAT SAYING EMBODIES THE SWAGGER THAT PEOPLE FROM CHICAGO HAVE.

LOOK AT HIS CAREER, KNOCKING ON DOORS TO GET WHERE YEARS.

TO PROVE PEOPLE HE IS A GREAT ARTIST.

HE WENT TO NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES TO GET NATIONAL FAME BUT HE WERE CHICAGO ON HIS BACK.

COMMON, SO MANY OTHERS, LUPE FIASCO.

HE WEARS CHICAGO ON HIS BACK.

THE WHOLE CITY HAS BENEFITED.

>> WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE CHICAGO ARTIST MADE TO HIP-HOP?

I DID NOT REALIZE EVERYBODY HAD HEARD OF DRILL MUSIC.

>> IN THE RECENT YEARS, CHICAGO HAS DEFINITELY BEEN LEADING THE CHARGE FOR THE DRILL MOVEMENT.

BETTER OR WORSE.

PEOPLE ARGUE ABOUT WHETHER THE MOVEMENT FOR A POSITIVE OR A NEGATIVE THING, BUT THE REALITY OF A LOT OF PEOPLE'S LIVES.

THE DRILL MOVEMENT HAS LEFT ITS MARK ON HIP-HOP CULTURE IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.

IT STARTED IN CHICAGO AND MOVED ALL THE WAY TO THE UK AND NOW THERE IS BROOKLYN AND THE BRONX DRILL.

THAT STARTED IN CHICAGO, FROM THE YOUNG RAPPERS FROM CHICAGO.

IT IS STILL GOING WITH A LOT OF NEW ARTISTS.

A COUPLE OF NEW DRILL ARTISTS THAT I LOVE.

THERE IS A NEW WAVE COMING AND IT IS EXCITING TO SEE.

>> ALMOST OUT OF TIME, YOU SAID SOME WOMEN ARE THE ONES TO WATCH IN THE CHICAGO SCENE.

WHO ARE YOU EXPECTING TO SEE HIT IT BIG?

>> A LOT OF WOMEN TAKING OFF.

LIKE WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

AMARI BLAZE, MELLO BUCKS, WE HAVE CASHMERE.

THERE IS A WHOLE SLEW.

BAJA BANKS.

LIKE YOU WOULD NEVER BELIEVE.

>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THEM.

WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

THE 50th ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND, WE ARE JEALOUS.

GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY.

>>> IT IS TIME TO TALK ABOUT CHICAGO'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC.

THIS BOATHOUSE IS THE PLACE TO BE ON SATURDAY WHERE DJs WILL BE SPINNING THE STYLES FROM 11:00 TO 9:00, PRESENTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHICAGO POP-UP.

ORGANIZERS SAY IT WILL BE AN HOMAGE TO OUR CITY'S HERITAGE.

>> IT SHOWS OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE CITY.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CHICAGO.

PART OF OUR IDENTITY.

>> HOUSE IS A FEELING, A MOVEMENT, A CULTURE.

HOUSE IS A WAY OF LIFE.

IT COULD BE IN YOUR ADDRESS, STYLE, I DON'T KNOW, YOUR SWAG.

>> A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT STYLES OF HOUSE MUSIC.

WE TRY TO BRING IN DIFFERENT SUB GENRES.

>> I LIKE TO PLAY THE MUSIC.

I AM HOPING THAT EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE WILL LOVE IT AS MUCH AS I LOVE PLAYING IT.

HANDS IN THE AIR WITH SWEAT DRIPPING OFF OF YOU.

FALLING ON THE FLOOR BECAUSE YOU FEEL SOMETHING.

THAT VIBRATION BETWEEN THE DANCER AND THE PERSON PLAYING THE MUSIC.

>> A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE CURIOUS ABOUT HOUSE MUSIC TO EXPERIENCE IT.

OUTSIDE OF HIS NATURAL HABITAT, WHICH IS NIGHTLIFE.

BEAUTIFUL SETTINGS, ARTISTS AND FRIENDS, IT IS COMMUNITY.

>> THE CHICAGO HOUSE MUSIC FESTIVAL STARTS AT 11:00 A.M. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 24th.

ADMISSION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES.

FIND MORE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE.

THAT IS OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT.

JOIN ME THIS MONDAY, JUNE 26, FOR OUR NEXT BLACK VOICES COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH FAMILIES GRAPPLING WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL CULTURES, I WILL SPEAK WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS ABOUT EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES UNDER A NEW MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION.

FOR ALL OF US AT CHICAGO TONIGHT: BLACK VOICES , I AM BRANDIS FRIEDMAN , HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

>> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS MADE POSSIBLE BY ROBERT A. CLIFFORD, A PROUD SPONSOR OF DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVE FOR LAWYERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.