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Chicago Sun-Times: "Chicago's National Public Housing Museum to co-present conversation on race events with Smithsonian"

By Erica Thompson September 16, 2024 Before opening its new building on the Near West Side, the National Public Housing Museum will...

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National Public Housing Museum Co-Presents The Smithsonian's "National Conversation on Race" Events in Chicago

“Remembering Taylor Street” Draws On Museum’s Rich Oral History Archive Chicago, Illinois (September 16, 2024) – The Smithsonian ’s...

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WBEZ Chicago: From Elvis to Nas: DJ Spinderella to show public housing's impact on music in America

By Sasha-Ann Simons and Meha Ahmad February 23, 2023 DJ Spinderella is an iconic figure in hip-hop and music, rising to fame as one-third...

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MadamNoire: DJ Spinderella Is Lending Her Talents To Curate A Museum ‘Music Room’

By Nahla Abdur-Rahman February 22, 2023 DJ Spinderella will embody a new role, trading in playlists for set pieces, as the curator of the...

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The Root: Spinderella to Help Connect the Dots Between American Music and Public Housing

By Angela Johnson February 15, 2023 Chicago’s National Public Housing Museum (NPHM), the only cultural institution in the country...

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DJ Spinderella Enters New Territory As Curator For National Public Housing Museum Music Room

NPHM music room will tell the untold story of public housing’s influence on American music and culture Chicago, Illinois (February 15,...

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Chicago Sun-Times: DJ Spinderella of Salt-N-Pepa to join National Public Housing Museum as curator

By Mariah Rush February 15, 2023 DJ Spinderella spent her formative years living in public housing in Brooklyn, New York, with her...