In addition to 4-days of Bluesfest, I managed to attend the Chicago March for Our Lives demonstration in Federal Plaza. Here are my thoughts and images.
Bluesfest (Day 2)
Day 2 of the 2022 Chicago Blues Festival topped Day 1, with a wide variety of Blues offered up. Here are my thoughts about and images from the second day of this four-day festival, which attracts visitors from around the country and the world.
Bluesfest (Day 1)
The 2022 Chicago Bluesfest kicked off today, with an all-star lineup of Chicago Blues artists. Here are my thoughts about and my images from the first day of this four-day festival that attracts visitors from around the country and the world.
A Shooting's Aftermath
Last night a gunman shot nine people, killing two, at the corner of State and Chicago Avenue. The event transfixed the public. The media was out in force today. I spent two hours in the area this afternoon. Here are my thoughts and images.
Alito's Leak II
Today, somewhere around 5,000 abortion-rights advocates gather in Chicago’s Federal Plaza, and they then marched through the Loop, ending at the Ida B. Wells Memorial. Here are my thoughts about what I witnessed, together with my images.
Vijay Iyer
Pianist Vijay Iyer brought his friends to the Logan Center for the Performing Arts to perform Ghosts of Everywhere I Go, a commissioned piece of music intended to reflect the Black Experience in Chicago. I was fortunate to be in the audience with camera in had. Here are my thoughts and images.
Alito's Leak I
Following the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a demonstration erupted in front of the United States Supreme Court. Within 18 hours, people were demonstrating across the country. Here are my images from the demonstration that took place today in Chicago’s Federal Plaza late this afternoon.
The First Sizzle
Today, I heard the summer’s first sizzle, as the heat engulfed my exposed skin. Here are some images, together with my thoughts about Chicago’s first wonderful day of the year.
Red, Green, and Black
Toward the end of my walk celebrating the first nice day of the year, I encountered a demonstration by Palestinians in support of the Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and Israel. Here are my thoughts and images.
Sunflowers III
Somewhere around 1,000 demonstrators showed up in Water Tower Park for a demonstration in support of the Ukrainian people as they battle Russian imperialism and oppression. I was there, and here are my thoughts, together with some of the images I captured.
Sunflowers (II)
Another Sunday; another demonstration. Keep’em coming until Putin is out of Ukraine. Here are my images and thoughts from today’s demonstration in Chicago’s Daley Plaza.
Sunflowers (I)
On Sunday, February 27, 2022, somewhere around 1,000 demonstrators in Chicago turned out in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brazen attack on Ukraine. Here are Jack B. Siegel’s thoughts and images from the protest in Ukrainian Village.
Santa's CTA Express
Santa Claus took a ride on the CTA today, circling the Loop for three hours on the Allstate Holiday Train. Here are a few of my images from the trip.
Violence I
Taliyah McIntosh Joins Her Bus Driver Mother, Nina, in Taking a Knee for Transit Workers Who Have Been the Victims of Crime While on the Job
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Charles Lloyd
This evening I attended Charles Lloyd’s terrific concert at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts. Here are my thoughts and images from the evening.
Abortion Rights
Jack B. Siegel attended the Fifth Women’s March today in Chicago’s Daley Plaza. The rally subsequent march focused on abortion and reproductive rights. Here are Jack’s images from the day, as well as his thoughts.
Pullman
I visited the Pullman National Monument today. Here is my commentary, together with my photographs.