music clip of the day

sounds of Chicago

Chaka Khan (1953-), live (“Tell Me Something Good,” “What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me,” “Stay,” “Sweet Thing,” “Through the Fire.” “Ain’t Nobody,” “I’m Every Woman”), live, Washington, D.C. , 6/11/24

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random sights

other day, Chicago (Fred Hampton, 1948-1969)*

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*Chaka Khan, Wikipedia entry: “She joined the Black Panther Party after befriending a fellow member, activist and Chicago native Fred Hampton in 1967.^[16] At the age of 13, she was given the name Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi by a Yoruba Babalawo during a naming ceremony.^[3] In 1969, she left the Panthers and dropped out of high school, having attended Calumet High School and Kenwood High School (now Kenwood Academy).^[17] She began to perform in small groups around the Chicago area . . .”