Chicago Reporter

Portraits of Black Chicago: The Beat Goes On

Black bongo player performs at the International Amphitheater in Chicago as part of the annual PUSH [People United to Save Humanity] ‘Black Expo’ in the fall of 1973. October 1973 Chicago’s PUSH Black Expo was a powerful tour de force for Black Businesses nationwide at the time this photo was shot. Time magazine stated in…

May 1, 2009

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Arts & Culture, Chicago Cultural History, Commentary, Jive Culture, Music, Musical Performance, Photography, Staged Affairs, the Goodness

Black Business, Black Expo, Chicago Cultural History, Chicago History, Chicago Reporter, economic empowerment, John H. White, marvin gaye, photography, Portraits of Black Chicago, PUSH Expo