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Black History Month
Hear from the trailblazers who have led—and are still leading—the fight for equal footing and a seat at the table.
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What Does It Mean to Be a Black Man Today?
Charlamagne Tha God
Author and Media Personality
Xavier Ramey
Founder & CEO, Justice Informed
DeVon Franklin
President & CEO, Franklin Entertainment; Author; and Spiritual Success Coach
Charles Jenkins
Senior Pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
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Amanda Seales: A World Without Racism
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Boots Riley on His Creative Process and "Sorry to Bother You"
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Joan Morgan on Hip Hop, Feminism, and Black Women in Journalism
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Will Packer: Outside the Box
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Yvonne Orji and Luvvie Ajayi Sit Down at Chicago Ideas Week 2018
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Kenny Leon and Phylicia Rashad
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Lena Waithe on the Changing Tide in Representation
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Ayanna James Kimani on Designing for "Insecure" and What's Next
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Panel Discussion: Streetwear Designers on Fashion’s Deeper Meaning
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I Can't Date Jesus: Michael Arceneaux on Religion and His Identity as a Gay Man
2018 Chicago Ideas Week Highlights
Fake Shore Drive's Andrew Barber sits down with hop 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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What Millennials Want: Amanda Slavin Sits Down at Chicago Ideas Week
Lessons in Leadership Today
A word from Former Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Dr. Helene Gayle, and Jose Antonio Vargas.
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Lessons in Leadership Today with Mitch Landrieu
Mitch Landrieu
Former Mayor, New Orleans; Author, "In the Shadow of Statues"
Jamil Smith
Senior Writer, Rolling Stone
Ideas Day
Helene Gayle on Chicago, Lessons in Leadership, and Community
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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
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Radha Agrawal on the Power of Community
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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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Tony Award–Winning Director
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Chicago’s Blood Shortage Inspires Creative Solutions
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