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COMMENTS ABOUT FORMER PRESIDENT

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BIDEN.

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FIRST, THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM

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THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF

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PUBLIC HEALTH CHICAGO THEATRE

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COMPANY IS EXPLORING THE IMPACT

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OF ORAL HISTORY WITH ONE STORY

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AT A TIME.

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ARTS CORRESPONDENT ANGEL IDOWU

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INTRODUCE US TO FAMILY TREE

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STORIES AND HOW IT'S WORKING TO

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UNITE THE CITY THROUGH

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STORYTELLING.

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>> WHAT IS A STORY?

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A STORY IS A ARTISTIC FORM OF A

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LIFE.

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AND WE BELIEVE THAT BY SHARING

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OUR STORIES WITH EACH OTHER WE

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SHARE OUR LIVES WITH EACH OTHER.

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>> IT IS A NEW PROJECT BY

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CHICAGO'S THEATRE FOR SOCIAL

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CHANGE ENTITLED FAMILY TREE

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STORIES.

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LOCATED ON ITS WEBSITE, THE

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VIDEO SERIES FEATURES ORAL

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HISTORIES FROM A NUMBER OF

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CHICAGO STORYTELLERS.

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THE HOPE IS TO NOT ONLY HONOR

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FAMILY HISTORIES, BUT USE THE

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STRENGTH OF STORYTELLING AS A

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WAY TO CONNECT ONE ANOTHER OF

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THE.

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>> WE BECOME INFORMED OF THE

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PAST THROUGH TELLING A STORY.

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>> LORETTA "FIREKEEPER" HAWKINS

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IS A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE 15

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FEATURED FAMILIES.

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HER STORIES WHICH SHE SHARED IN

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THE FORM OF SPOKEN WORD WERE THE

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SAME STORIES SHE HEARD GROWING

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UP FROM HER MOTHER.

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>> RED BONES, PANTS OR AT THE

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KNEE.

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IF YOUR OLD FOLKS COME FROM

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AFRICA WE BE FAMILY.

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>> PRIYA SHYA SAYS THE STORIES

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HER MOTHER SHARED WITH HER

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GROWING UP HAVE FORMED HER

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IDENTITY.

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>> I SPOKE ABOUT WAS I HAVE

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INDIAN HERITAGE AND MY MOM GREW

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UP IN AFRICA.

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AND LIVING IN EAST AFRICA UNDER

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COLONIAL BRITISH RULE.

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SO THE THINGS THAT YOU

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UNDERSTAND ABOUT HOW CULTURES

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INTERSECT AND HOW THAT FLOWS

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TOGETHER AND A LOT OF MY MOM'S

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ROOTS IS STILL VERY MUCH AFTER

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CAN.

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SHE CONSIDERS HERSELF UGANDAN.

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AND MORE THAN CONSIDERING

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HERSELF INDIAN BECAUSE THAT IS

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WHERE SHE GREW UP AND THE

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CULTURE SHE CAME THROUGH AND THE

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STORYTELLING IS THE POWERFUL

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THAT IT MAKES ME FEEL I'M MORE

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CONNECTED TO AFRICA AS WELL AS

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BEING INDIAN.

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>> WITH THE HELP OF A MAP OF THE

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CITY PEOPLE CAN SEARCH WORDS OR

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CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS TO

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VISUALIZE HOW THE STORIES AND

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THE EXPERIENCES ARE CONNECTED.

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>> THESE THINGS THAT HABITS OF

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HUMAN BEHAVIOR ARE REPETITIVE.

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IF WE LOOK BACK ABOUT WHAT HAS

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HAPPENED BEFORE US WE CAN SEE WE

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CAN DO THEM AGAIN IF WE DON'T

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UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF

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OUR BEHAVIORS.

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>> WE CULTIVATE STORIES THAT

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GIVES US INSIGHT INTO WHAT IT

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MEANS TO BELONG TO EACH OTHER

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AND ALL THE FORCES THAT ARE

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THERE PULLING US APART.

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AND OUR ISSUE IS CAN WE

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UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEMS THAT PULL

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US APART WELL ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE

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OURSELVES BACK TOWARDS ONE

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ANOTHER AND FIND EACH OTHER.

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>> WHEN WE SHARE OUR LIVES WITH

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EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY THE

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THINGS THAT WE HAVE OVERCOME OR

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THAT HAVE HURT US DEEPLY, WE

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MAKE OURSELVES VULNERABLE TO ONE

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ANOTHER AND WE ACTUALLY MAKE

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OURSELVES ABLE TO CHANGE.

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BOTH OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER.

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AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO LEARN AND

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GROW THAN TO DO THAT WITH A

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COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE?

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>> FOR "CHICAGO TONIGHT" I'M

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ANGEL IDOWU.

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>> AND THE NEXT PHASE OF THE

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FAMILY TREE STORIES PROJECT

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REQUIRES INPUT FROM YOU.