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NaBeela Washington
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Poet. Chicago Journalist. Wanderer. Corgi Mama. Art Collector. Editor-in-chief @luckyjefferson.com. Support hyperlocal news @15west.org.

I post about everything (especially my favorite shows).

In case you’re wondering..it’s pronounced [Nah-Bee-Lah].
And the one I’m most proud of visually reminded me of photography’s power and that legacy doesn’t fade.

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Candlelight Vigil Reunites All Fred Hampton and Mark Clark Survivors After 56 Years
Survivors of the 1969 raid, former Black Panthers, residents, and community organizers gathered at the site of the assassination to honor how the Black Panthers' revolutionary work continues today, am...
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I actually didn’t think I’d be able to pull this one off, but resistance always wins!

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What It Looks Like to Fight Back: Inside Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum
In the last remaining building of the Jane Addams Homes, a small museum fights to preserve not just artifacts but dignity and justice.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This one reminded me how much I love alternative music, how under‑appreciated Jasiah still is, and that I’ve definitely got a few mosh pits left in me 😮‍💨.

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The Future of Hip Hop is Alt—Summer Smash 2025 Made It Official
The festival showcased a new generation of genre-fluid artists who refuse traditional hip-hop categories.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This one led me to a beat I really enjoy.

If you can participate in @citybureau.bsky.social’s Civic Reporting Fellowship, doooooo it!

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The Fight for Voting Rights for Incarcerated Illinoisans<br/> — City Bureau
Previously and currently incarcerated people in Illinois can’t vote or face numerous hurdles to cast a ballot. Several initiatives in Chicago aim to make that process easier and more accessible.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
My quirkiest, most vulnerable piece was born with the help of this new neurodivergent positive outlet. Writing it taught me to fully 💛 my inner rambling queen.

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So What If You're A Rambling Queen? - Motley Bloom
What neurotypical society often dismisses as “infodumping” or “oversharing” is, for many neurodivergent individuals, our most authentic form of connection.
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This one stretched me in all the best ways: months of reporting, data, FOIAs, interviews, and sitting with the realities of environmental injustice in Chicago. One of the pieces I’m proudest of.

Thankful that @prismreports.org gave it a home. prismreports.org/2025/12/01/c...
How many are dying from heat in Chicago? The city stopped counting
A heat vulnerability index could direct environmental resources to Chicago's most impacted neighborhoods, but it’s locked behind bureaucracy
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December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Her family is pursuing Spanish citizenship by birthright. “But this gesture returns us to our colonizer,” she says.

Experience the installation and video performance on Sundays, 2-5 PM, until Nov 16. FREE admission.
November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Inspired by Valencia’s explosive #mascletà ritual, Mijares serves rose tea, reads a self-written meditation on colonization and care, and invites guests to place raw wool-wrapped twigs into a fire, a collective act of burning and flowering.
a mascletà for burning and flowering: Natasha Mijares on ritual, resistance, and rebirth
Artist Natasha Mijares brings the Valencian tradition of mascletà to Humboldt Park through spoken word, textile, and performance.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thank yoooouuu!!
a man in a captain 's hat stands next to a woman wearing a lei
Alt: a man in a captain's hat dances next to a woman wearing a lei
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July 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM