How diverse are Chicago’s top arts organizations? Many won’t disclose details.
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
November 6, 20255m 54s
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Show Notes
The 20-20 murder of George Floyd stirred waves of activism and protest across the country. It also sparked a year of reflection. In Chicago, several major arts groups joined businesses big and small in showing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Many promised in public D-E-I plans to make changes to better reflect the city they serve.Now, five years later, the Sun-Times and WBEZ have surveyed 21 arts, culture and humanities nonprofits to see what progress they made. Sun-Times reporter Erica Thompson joins us to talk about the survey and what she learned. HOST: LANE