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No Mayoral Run, But Chance the Rapper Endorses Amara Enyia—and Drives Lyft for Chicago Schools [Updated]
As the resident Chicagoan on The Root’s staff, it’s safe to say I keep an eye on the city’s resident talents—including Chance the Rapper and problematic prodigal son Kanye. Now, I’m thinking I need to get out more—or, at least, take a Lyft—since apparently, hip-hop’s favorite number-wearing philanthropist has been taking it to the streets,…
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Kanye's Homecoming Tour Continues—With a Very Poignant Stop in Chicago
As a native Chicagoan (of Kanye’s generation), I’ve admittedly been skeptical about his reunion with his home city—despite my own, within the last two years. Why? Likely because the parts of my life filled with Donald Trump, MAGA, Kardashians, and Kalifornia generally end around 6 p.m. each workday, and often require sage after the fact…
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Fabulous at 50: Iman, Oprah, Kanye, Chance & More Celebrate a Half-Century of Ralph Lauren
While our heads were turned by the melee at the Harper’s Bazaar party on Friday night, there was another star-studded New York Fashion Week event that went off without a hitch, honoring a fashion legend in timelessly elegant style. Seventeen years before Tommy Hilfiger would bring his own very American aesthetic to the runway, Bronx,…
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Chance the Rapper Buys Influential Chicago News Site
You can now add media mogul to Chance’s formidable resume. In a new track (one of four released at midnight on Thursday), Chance The Rapper dropped word of a major new acquisition: The Chicagoist, an online media outlet that specializes in local reporting on the Windy City. Chance announced the media move in the song,…
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Chance the Rapper Finally Took a Chance and Proposed
Chance the Rapper took a chance and is now engaged to longtime girlfriend Kirsten Corley. Chance, born Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, proposed to his girlfriend at a Fourth of July cookout. The two have been together since 2013, according to Music News and had their daughter in 2015. The momentous occasion took place in front of…
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That’s Dr. Chano to You: Chance the Rapper Praises the Great Name of Beyoncé in Dillard Commencement Speech
Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, known to most as Chance the Rapper or Lil Chano, gave a rousing commencement address to the graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans on Saturday, a not ahistorical speech, charging the graduates to strive to surpass those who came before them. “The highest form of respect that we can pay to…
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Once More for the People in the Back: Anyone Who Supports Donald Trump Is a Racist
Whenever I am asked why I believe everyone who supports Donald Trump is a racist, I explain it by using the legal doctrine of “the hand of one is the hand of all” and the story of Ryan Holle. When he was 20 years old, Ryan Holle was hung over and lying on his couch…
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Chance the Rapper Loves Kanye, Not Trump
For the better part of a week, we have all been caught up in Kanye West’s whirlwind of tweets. In fact, Kanye’s tweet storm might’ve been more Trumpian than his pride in his autographed “Make America Great Again” hat. For days, West has been at the center of a hot-take extravaganza with writers trying to…
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Heineken Is the Latest Brand With a ‘Terribly Racist’ Ad
Heineken has taken down and “apologized” for an ad showcasing its low-calorie beer after a public backlash accusing the spot of being racist. The ad, which was taken down from the company’s YouTube page but can still be viewed below, shows a light-skinned bartender sliding a bottle of low-calorie beer to an attractive, fair-skinned woman…