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Chicago photojournalist Mateo Zapata sees himself, and his community, in Adam Toledo, who was fatally shot by police during a foot chase on March 29. "Adam’s gang-affiliated friends didn’t marginalize him, they accepted him and empowered the beginning of his journey into manhood by associating courage, maturity and leadership with being another 'brother' willing to defend his 'family,'" writes Zapata in an op-ed. ....
Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times Adam Toledo’s mother did not attend a vigil for her 13-year-old son Monday evening because she didn’t feel up to it, but she sent a statement that was read to about 150 people holding white balloons. “He had a big imagination and curiosity since he was a little baby. He was goofy and always cracking jokes, making everyone laugh. He loved animals and riding his bike,” Elizabeth Toledo said in the statement. “Adam was really into zombies. And the zombie apocalypse. He even had this zombie apocalypse bag packed and ready to go. Some of his favorite movies and TV shows were “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” “Ghostbusters,” “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Toy Story,” “Cars,” “The Walking Dead,” she said. ....
Rachel Howard January 26, 2021Updated: January 26, 2021, 7:38 pm RAWdance co-director Katerina Wong (center). Photo: Elena Zhukova When RAWdance Co-Artistic Director Katerina Wong’s dance “The Healer” was first set to premiere almost one year ago, it was to be an immersive sensory experience. Choreographed to honor Wong’s aunt, a registered nurse who also practiced traditional Chinese medicine, “The Healer” was designed to have the audience walk into ODC Theater alongside the dancers, welcoming all with incense blown by paper fans, and inviting viewers to take deep qigong breaths in their shared space. But a week before opening night, COVID-19 shut down San Francisco. Six months later, when RAWdance regrouped to see what the company might present online in 2021, “The Healer” which had been one of three world premieres scheduled on that scuttled 2020 program stood out as the dance to resurrect in this new moment. ....