Resource Guide
for The Light
Chicago Fire: The Music that Shaped the Chi
Brush up on a little Chicago Hip Hop history to help round out the setting of Loy A. Webb's The Light, courtesy of PCS Literary Manager and Dramaturg Kamilah Bush.
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Chicago Music History
A history of music in Chicago from Dixieland, to Blues, to Hip Hop.
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#MeToo
The origins of the #MeToo movement and its connection to Hip Hop.
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The Light Reading List
Calling all readers! Multnomah County Library put together a reading list inspired by our production of The Light.
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Cast & Creative Team
Meet the cast and creative team for The Light.
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2018 America
- https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/news-release/2018/areaemployment_chicago_20181004.htm
- https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.16740.html
- https://ycharts.com/indicators/chicago_il_unemployment_rate#:~:text=Basic%20Info,high%20as%2013%25%20in%202010.
- https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2019/01/22/chicago-area-home-prices-rose-in-2018-amid-shrinking-inventory-realtors/
- https://rocket.com/homes/market-reports/il/chicago
- https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/chicagocityillinois/LND110210
- https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2018-median-household-income.html
- https://mediaroom.kbb.com/2019-01-03-Average-New-Car-Prices-Up-More-Than-1-Percent-Year-Over-Year-for-December-2018-Closing-the-Strongest-Year-of-Growth-Since-2013-According-to-Kelley-Blue-Book#:~:text=IRVINE%2C%20Calif.%2C%20Jan.,was%20%2437%2C577%20in%20December%202018.
- https://about.usps.com/news/national-releases/2017/pr17_062.htm
- https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/leafhandler.ashx?f=m&n=pet&s=emm_epm0_pte_nus_dpg
- https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0
- https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-orders
- https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/page/178/
- https://www.britannica.com/event/Womens-March-2017
- https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/donald-j-trump-event-timeline
- https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/people/president/donald-j-trump-1st-term
- https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/01/29/how-america-changed-during-donald-trumps-presidency/
- https://www.chipublib.org/mayor-rahm-emanuel-biography/
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rahm-Emanuel
- https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/5/17/18628693/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-accomplishments-timeline
- https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2019/what-rahm-emanuel-leaves-behind/
- https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-sudden-but-well-deserved-fall-of-rahm-emanuel
- https://www.history.com/topics/21st-century/2018-events
- https://www.inc.com/laura-garnett/10-events-changed-us-all-in-2018.html
- https://www.bizbash.com/bizbash-lists/top-100-events/top-list/13233897/top-100-events-in-the-united-states-2018
- https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/19/us/2018-in-review-fast-facts/index.html
Chicago
- https://www.choosechicago.com/neighborhoods/hyde-park/
- https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2023/06/2023_CC_Neighborhood_Hyde_Park_Brochure_11x8_v2.pdf?_gl=1*ini4uw*_ga*OTYyNDc4MTQ5LjE3Mzk0OTk4NDg.*_ga_1TGMZ2E092*MTczOTg1NTIzNC42LjAuMTczOTg1NTIzNC42MC4wLjA.
- http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/622.html
- https://www.hydeparkhistory.org/promontory-point#:~:text=Promontory%20Point%2C%20at%2055th%20Street,in%20the%20Prairie%20School%20tradition.
- https://www.promontorychicago.com/about
- https://nexus.radio/news/chicagos-arc-music-festival-unveils-stellar-lineup-for-2024-edition
- https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/parks-facilities/union-park#History
- https://www.choosechicago.com/listing/union-park/
- https://www.garrettpopcorn.com/about-us-garrett/
- https://www.tastesofchicago.com/chicago-brands/garrett-popcorn-shops/?srsltid=AfmBOorP_5YFi1H8sq3sThgzKzLlkSsHmlX4Fv3683ifDHbpFzPsHswr
- https://genius.com/Fredo-santana-jealous-lyrics
- https://www.haroldschickenscorp.com/about
- https://genius.com/Wale-that-way-lyrics
- https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/invest_sw/home/greater-englewood.html
- https://www.walkscore.com/score/s-peoria-st-and-w-73rd-st-chicago-il-60621
- https://www.wttw.com/chicago-by-l/neighborhoods/englewood
- https://www.homes.com/local-guide/chicago-il/englewood-neighborhood/
- https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/11/04/just-1-chicago-ward-voted-for-president-trump-over-joe-biden/
- https://www.choosechicago.com/neighborhoods/chatham/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190924090904/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/numbers/president-vice-president-every-neighborhood-map-election-results-voting-general-primary-illinois/
- https://cdn.choosechicago.com/uploads/2023/06/2023_CC_Neighborhood_Chatham_Brochure_11x8_v1.pdf?_gl=1*171pt3s*_ga*OTYyNDc4MTQ5LjE3Mzk0OTk4NDg.*_ga_1TGMZ2E092*MTczOTg1NTIzNC42LjEuMTczOTg1Nzk5OS42MC4wLjA.
- https://www.niche.com/places-to-live/n/chatham-chicago-il/
Chicago Music
- https://www.britannica.com/art/Dixieland
- https://sylviabrooks.net/new-orleans-vs-chicago-dixieland-jazz/
- https://driehausmuseum.org/blog/view/chicagos-breakdown-when-jazz-came-north
- https://www.jazzhistorytree.com/chicago-blues/
- https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/chicago-music/explore-chicago-blues/
- https://chicagobluessociety.org/history/
- http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/151.html
- https://maxwellstreetfoundation.org/history/the-market/
- https://www.choosechicago.com/blog/nightlife/your-guide-to-chicago-house-music-history-venues-events-and-morhttps://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/house_music0.htmle/
- https://southsideweekly.com/chicago-legends-debate-the-origins-of-house-music/
- https://www.wttw.com/chicago-stories/house-music
- https://www.housemusic40.com/
- https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/02/frankie-knuckles-1995-interview
- https://www.npr.org/2023/07/24/1189040805/hip-hop-50-chicago
- https://www.customresourceschicago.com/news-and-events
- https://ucsdguardian.org/2019/01/24/chicago-hip-hop/
- https://today.uic.edu/documenting-the-history-of-chicago-hip-hop/
#MeToo
- https://time.com/6992188/hip-hop-metoo-reckoning-essay/
- https://crooked.com/podcast/why-hip-hop-never-had-a-metoo-movement/
- https://ew.com/music/2017/07/11/dr-dre-defiant-ones-dee-barnes-assault/
- https://www.complex.com/music/a/jaelaniturnerwilliams/megan-thee-stallion-drake-kendrick-war
- https://rainn.org/statistics/scope-problem
- https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2023/04/18/eiu-students-speak-out-on-sexual-assault-experiences/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2020/09/22/misogynoir-the-unique-discrimination-that-black-women-face/
- https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/russell-simmons-rape-accuser-retired-bali-indonesia-1235152707/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/hollycorbett/2022/10/27/metoo-five-years-later-how-the-movement-started-and-what-needs-to-change/
- https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2022/09/29/more-than-twice-as-many-americans-support-than-oppose-the-metoo-movement/
- https://www.globalfundforwomen.org/movements/me-too/
- https://metoomvmt.org/get-to-know-us/history-inception/
- https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-27/black-women-in-hip-hop-metoo-diddy-allegations
- https://crooked.com/podcast/why-hip-hop-never-had-a-metoo-movement/
The Supreme Court
- https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII-S1-4-1/ALDE_00013520/
- https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/about
- https://www.rockthevote.org/explainers/the-u-s-supreme-court-nomination-process/#:~:text=Like%20all%20federal%20judges%2C%20Supreme,Justices%20are%20appointed%20for%20life.
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx#:~:text=How%20are%20Supreme%20Court%20Justices,composition%20of%20the%20Supreme%20Court.
- https://edtechbooks.org/democracy/relationship
- https://www.oyez.org/justices
- https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/12/decade-in-review-justice-brett-kavanaughs-confirmation-hearing/
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/institution.aspx#:~:text=The%20number%20of%20Justices%20on,total%20of%20nine%20in%201869.
- https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-u-s-supreme-court
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/faq_general.aspx
- https://supremecourthistory.org/supreme-court-justices/associate-justice-brett-m-kavanaugh/
- https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/supreme-court-kavanaugh-collins-flake-heitkamp-blasey-ford/
- https://www.americanprogress.org/article/brett-kavanaugh-representation-damaged-u-s-judiciary/
- https://www.npr.org/2018/10/07/654893306/a-quick-look-at-brett-kavanaugh-the-new-supreme-court-justice
- https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/committee-activity/hearings/nomination-of-the-honorable-brett-m-kavanaugh-to-be-an-associate-justice-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-united-states
- https://www.npr.org/2018/09/08/645497667/the-resistance-at-the-kavanaugh-hearings-more-than-200-arrests
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/analysis-what-we-learned-from-more-than-39-hours-of-kavanaugh-confirmation-hearings
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-confirmation-hearing-supreme-court-john-dean-live-stream-today-09-07-2018/
- https://www.npr.org/2018/09/08/645628452/kavanaugh-looks-on-path-to-supreme-court-confirmation-after-4-days-of-hearings
- https://time.com/5400239/christine-blasey-ford-investigation-letter/
Firefighters & Principals
- https://www.frankfortfire.org/typicaldaoffirefighter
- https://www.firehouse247.com/post/what-is-the-best-fire-department-schedule
- https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobSpecifications/PublicSafetyServices/8800_FirePreventionSeries/8801_FIREFIGHTER-EMT.pdf
- https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cfd/auto_generated/cfd_our_structure.html
- https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cfd.html
- https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Professional-Educator-License-Administrative-Endorsements.aspx
- https://www.cps.edu/careers/school-leadership/principal-quality/principal-eligibility/#:~:text=Principal%20Eligibility%20Process&text=The%20Eligibility%20process%20requires%20current,grade%20levels%20and%20subject%20areas.
- https://www.cps.edu/sites/cps-policy-rules/policies/500/504/504-1/
- https://www.norc.org/content/dam/norc-org/pdfs/NORC%20Principalship%20Report%2022%20101.pdf
- https://www.cps.edu/schools/grade-levels-served/elementary/
- https://www.chicagoreporter.com/steps-become-principal-in-chicago-public-schools/
- https://thefundchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Chicago-Principal-in-Comparison-Fact-Sheet.pdf
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