Erica Thompson
Features Writer at Chicago Sun-Times
Features writer for @suntimes. Former features editor for @DispatchAlerts. Award-winning reporter on race and gender. #Prince biographer. Freelance writer.
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Ari Soglin |Kade Heather |Violet Miller |Erica Thompson
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. La gente se reunió el sábado en Chicago y en todo el país para las protestas coordinadas “Sin Reyes” (“No Kings”), en oposición a las políticas de la administración de Trump que, según dicen, están llevando al país hacia el autoritarismo.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Erica Thompson
In the 1960s, George E. Johnson’s manufacturing facility drew visits from Nobel laureate Ralph Bunche, boxer Muhammad Ali, and then-president of Liberia, William Tubman. But hosting the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was especially memorable for Johnson, founder of Johnson Products Co.As King toured the 30,000-square-foot building on Chicago’s South Side, he asserted, “Now this is Black power!”That’s precisely what Johnson wanted to achieve with his hair care business.
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3 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Erica Thompson
When Patti LaBelle took the United Center stage on Friday night, she wasn’t in fighting form. Wearing glamorous blonde curls and a pink dress with a full skirt, she spoke about her ailments using slang popular with people a quarter of her age. “I’ve got a broken ankle and a bad knee, but the show must go on,” said the 81-year-old Philly native.
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1 month ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Erica Thompson
On Saturday, Chinthana Wimalasuriya took a few tentative steps into the water at North Avenue Beach and immediately turned back around. A short time later, the 29-year-old Carbondale resident steeled himself and waded deeper into the water for a few minutes before heading back to the sand. His wife, Sunimali Rathnayake, outlasted him. “It’s a little bit cold,” Wimalasuriya said. Down the beach, a Lincoln Park couple sunbathed despite chilly temps in the mid-50s in the early afternoon.
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1 month ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Erica Thompson
Whether it was traveling thousands of miles or showing off elaborate, cowboy-inspired outfits, Beyoncé fans demonstrated their devotion ahead of the superstar’s Chicago show on Thursday night at Soldier Field. Despite weather concerns, which delayed the show by two hours, the Beyhive remained excited in their cowboy hats, boots, fringe and denim, celebrating the singer’s Grammy-winning “Cowboy Carter” album.
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Today, I helped cover the “No Kings” protest in Chicago. It was a long but peaceful day that started at the Daley Plaza and ended at the ICE field office. Here’s our live blog for the @Suntimes. 📷: Me https://t.co/bpdb14Tcl7 https://t.co/duFndcmHWB
RT @Micah_walker701: Now living in Streeterville, Johnson will celebrate his 98th birthday Monday. An epiphany compelled him to start writi…
RT @sfornek: ‘Ahead of his 98th birthday, George E. Johnson reflects on trailblazing career in hair care industry.’ @Miss_EThompson reports…
