“In America, people think being South Asian is still kind of exotic. When you go outside New York and Chicago and L.A., there are people who have never tried Indian food... they've never even tasted it!” PeopleThinkingKindStillsAmericaNew YorkSouthIndianChicagoAsianExoticIndian Food Author:Aasif Mandvi
“I've called Chicago home for nearly 25 years. It's a city of broad shoulders and big hearts and bold dreams; a city of legendary sports figures, legendary sports venues, and legendary sports fans.” WorldYearsHeartHomeDreamBigsTogetherAmericaSportsRaceCitiesFansFiguresShouldersBroadsChicagoNationalityLegendaryVenuesBig HeartSports FanRace And Religion Author:Barack Obama
“There's no greater city between Memorial Day and Labor Day than Chicago. It's the single best summer city in America.” AmericaCitiesGreaterSummerLaborChicagoMemorialMemorial DayLabor Day Author:Michael Wilbon
“All I did in Chicago was to exercise my legal right to speak on my own behalf and I was given four years in jail as a result. But I think the most serious injustice perpetrated by the court system in America is the inability of a black man to get a jury of his peers.” ThinkingMenYearsAmericaSpeakGivenBlackMy OwnResultsFourSeriousExerciseCourtInjusticeJailChicagoFour YearsPeersBehalfInabilityJuryCourt System Author:Bobby Seale
“If we can sell out a venue that's just as big as this in Omaha, if we can sell out DePaul in Chicago tomorrow, which looks like it's going to happen for 1100 or 1200 people, then obviously everyone will know that we can affect between 700 to 1000 people at a time in damn near every city in America, then I think that's a good start. It also tells people, and gives them an example, how independent hip-hop is able to do this without gigantic corporate support.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsGivingLooksBigsHappensAbleAmericaCitiesSupportExampleTomorrowIndependentSellsHip HopHipsCorporateDamnHopsChicagoVenuesOmaha Author:Immortal Technique
“And the art was in every corner and wall... a Mural of the Century of Progress in Colombia South America is rich in detail, painted by a student of the Fine Arts Academy of Chicago named Santiago Martinez; a name to remember.” ArtAmericaRememberNamesRichProgressCenturyStudentsWallFineSouthDetailsCornersChicagoAcademyFine ArtsColombiaSouth AmericaMuralSantiago Author:Santiago Martinez Delgado