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Remembering Melvin Van Peebles

Clip: 9/25/2021 | 1m 7sVideo has Closed Captions

We remember the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician.

Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work ushered in the “blaxploitation” wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89.

09/25/2021 | Rating NR

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Black Voices: Reporter Panel on Mayor’s Budget Proposal

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Clip: 9/25/2021 | 9m 50s | A panel of Chicago journalists break down Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s 2022 budget proposal. (9m 50s)

Illinois’ New Energy Law and Racial Equity

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Clip: 9/25/2021 | 4m 56s | How Illinois' clean energy bill doubles as a power surge for equity efforts. (4m 56s)

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