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    Women's History Month

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    Panel Discussion: The Power of Black Women

    Lena Waithe
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    Bozoma Saint John
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    Lena Waithe on the Changing Tide in Representation
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    Joan Morgan on Hip Hop, Feminism, and Black Women in Journalism
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    Fashion Icon Norma Kamali on Age, Feminism, Health and More

    Civics: Engage

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    Cameron Esposito is Making a Positive Impact Through Comedy
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    A Conversation with Hillary Rodham Clinton
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    Helene Gayle on Chicago, Lessons in Leadership, and Community

    Fully Liberated

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    Harnessing Your Punani Power
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    Come as You Are
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    The End of Skim Milk Marriage

    Fashion Trailblazers Take the Stage at Chicago Ideas

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    Fashion Icon Norma Kamali on Age, Feminism, Health and More

    Norma Kamali
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    Rachel Roy on the Spirit of Entrepreneurship
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    Zac Posen’s Creative Spirit
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    Fashion is Individuality
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    Connecting the Dots
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    Panel Discussion: Streetwear Designers on Fashion’s Deeper Meaning

    2018 Chicago Ideas Week Highlights

    Fake Shore Drive's Andrew Barber sits down with hip hop icon Snoop Dogg for a special Chicago Ideas Week interview.
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    Redemption of a Dogg: In Conversation with Hip Hip Icon Snoop Dogg

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    When Is It Okay to Laugh? Ellie Kemper Answers Her Big Question
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    Lessons in Leadership Today

    A word from Former Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Dr. Helene Gayle, and Jose Antonio Vargas.
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    Define Home: Jose Antonio Vargas at Chicago Ideas Week 2018

    More Big Ideas

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    Krista Vernoff on Bringing Diverse Voices to the Table in Televison
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    Steven Dyme Shares the Story Behind His Business Flowers for Dreams
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    "First Brothers of Dance" A-Trak and Dave 1 Sit Down at Chicago Ideas Week
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    Ayanna James Kimani on Designing for "Insecure" and What's Next
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    David Hogg and Rie'Onna Holmon on Gun Violence in America

    Rolling Stone Senior Writer Jamil Smith sits down with March for Our Lives Founder David Hogg and B.R.A.V.E. Student Leader Rie'Onna Holmon to hear and understand their perspectives around the ongoing conversation around gun violence in America today.

    Tackling Taboos

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    Yvonne Orji and Luvvie Ajayi Sit Down at Chicago Ideas Week 2018
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    I Can't Date Jesus: Michael Arceneaux on Religion and His Identity as a Gay Man
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    Is Sexual Curiosity Taboo? Emily Witt Weighs In
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    Fashion Icon Norma Kamali on Age, Feminism, Health and More

    Ideas Day

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    A Conversation with Hannah Gadsby and Jill Soloway

    Fear(less)

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    Anjali Pinto on Love and Loss
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    Loy Webb on Overcoming Her Fear to Create
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    Lose Well: A Conversation with Chris Gethard
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    Staring into the Darkness with Masih Alinejad

    What the Future Looked Like in 2017

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    Ramille Shah on New Advances in Tissue Engineering
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    The Future of DNA and CRISPR
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    What Happens When Humans Live Longer than Ever Before?
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    Virtual Reality and the Future of Storytelling
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    The Evolving Future of Work
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    Fintech: Making Sense of Tomorrow’s Dollars
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    CTE Experts on the Future of Football
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    Eli Finkel on the Past, Present, and Future of Marriage

    Thought-Provoking Panels from 2017

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    The Future of Education in Chicago and Beyond
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    How to Survive the Era of Fake News
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    Panel Discussion: Streetwear Designers on Fashion’s Deeper Meaning
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    Panel Discussion: The Fight for the Black Middle Class

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    Chicago Ideas curates year-round programs that relate to the current issues around us and inside us. Discover new ways of looking at these issues from thought-leaders from around the globe.
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