What's Going On... Now #CHICAGO

“Hollow” - a film by Shaondell Black and students of...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:14:03 -0400

“Hollow” - a film by Shaondell Black and students of YOUmedia for the What’s Going On Now Project.

Sam Carroll delivers his poem for the What’s Going On Now...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:10:54 -0400

Sam Carroll delivers his poem for the What’s Going On Now Project.

Vanity does spoken word for the What’s Going On Now...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:08:59 -0400

Vanity does spoken word for the What’s Going On Now Project.

Nano & Nadi perform their song “Blind” for the...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:07:25 -0400

Nano & Nadi perform their song “Blind” for the What’s Going On Now Project.

Prince Talent performs his version of “What’s Going...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:02:00 -0400

Prince Talent performs his version of “What’s Going On” for the What’s Going On Now Project. Shout out to the Kennedy Center

Fatimah Warner performs “Your Life” for the...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:59:26 -0400

Fatimah Warner performs “Your Life” for the What’s Going On Now Project for the Kennedy Center.

Kush Thompson speaks her word about the ecology for the...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:56:34 -0400

Kush Thompson speaks her word about the ecology for the What’s Going On Now Project via Kennedy Center.

Thaddeus Tukes Performs “What’s Going On?” for...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:52:27 -0400

Thaddeus Tukes Performs “What’s Going On?” for the What’s Going On Project via Kennedy Center

Anubis and L.A. perform their song “Rainbows N...

joviamusic — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:49:56 -0400

Anubis and L.A. perform their song “Rainbows N Arizona” for the What’s Going On Project with the Kennedy Center. This is an ode to Trayvon Martin.

Check 2 One 2. Change can happen.

joviamusic — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 12:51:08 -0400

Check 2 One 2. Change can happen.

Join us this Tuesday April 3, 2012 from 5:30pm-7:30pm @Harold...

youmedia — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:59:00 -0400

Join us this Tuesday April 3, 2012 from 5:30pm-7:30pm @Harold Washington Library Center ( Cindy Pritzker Auditorium- Lower Level ) as we celebrate Marvin Gaye’s life and his concept album What’s Going On. Teens at YouMedia @ Chicago Public Library and around the country have joined to forces to tell us What’s Going On Now. Come out to see what youth from Chicago have to say about society, through music, poetry, and video.

All Ages Welcome.

powered by The Kennedy Center + Digital Youth Network

Patrick Mulchay, center, joins other congregants in song during...

joviamusic — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:02:12 -0400

Patrick Mulchay, center, joins other congregants in song during a service at Middle Collegiate Church in New York, Sunday, March 25, 2012.

In this March 21, 2012 photo released by Current TV, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, host of the Current TV’s political talk show “The War Room with Jennifer Granholm” wears a hoodie at her San Francisco studio

Rev. Raphael Warnock wears a hoodie during his morning sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday, March 25, 2012, in Atlanta.

In this March 21, 2012 photo released by the Children’s...

joviamusic — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:55:41 -0400

In this March 21, 2012 photo released by the Children’s Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman of the Children’s Defense Fund

Prince IS Trayvon Martin

youmedia — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:27:39 -0400

Prince IS Trayvon Martin

“Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush was escorted from the...

youmedia — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:50:00 -0400

“Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush was escorted from the House Wednesday after being reprimanded for wearing a hoodie to protest against the shooting of Trayvon Martin.

“In an interview with the Washington Post, [Trayvon Martin’s parents] praised Rush’s actions. The father, Tracy Martin, said: ‘I would like to commend Congressman Rush for pleading our case. My question would be why wasn’t Congressman Rush allowed to address racial profiling. This is something that needs to be talked about … This is a country of freedom of speech.’”

-Ewen MacAskill via The Guardian. 3/28/2012

#SaveChicago

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:35:14 -0400

#SaveChicago

Harry Weinger from Universal Music sits with Musician Questlove...

youmedia — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:25:20 -0400

Harry Weinger from Universal Music sits with Musician Questlove as they dive into the original multitracks of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.”

Chicago Poet: Avery R. Young

youmedia — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:20:51 -0400

Chicago Poet: Avery R. Young

We ARE Trayvon Martin.

joviamusic — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:27:14 -0400

We ARE Trayvon Martin.

“Illinois state representatives have filed a...

youmedia — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:21:27 -0400

“Illinois state representatives have filed a much-anticipated marriage equality bill in the Illinois General Assembly, local LGBT groups announced Feb. 8.

“Reps. Greg Harris, Deb Mell and Kelly Cassidy have introduced the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, which would allow same-sex couples to marry in Illinois.”

-Kate Sosin via Windy City Media Group. 2/8/2012