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Rapper Aminé to open this year’s A&O Ball

April 16, 2017

Rapper Aminé, known for his hit-single “Caroline,” will open this year’s A&O Ball concert, co-hosted by A&O Productions and For Members Only. Ball will be held at The Riviera Theater in Chicago,...

MSA assistant director JT Turner (center) talks with Rapper Kool Moe Dee (left) and Afro-Punk festival creator James Spooner during this year’s State of the Black Union. Both artists discussed black representation within the punk and hip-hop communities and the commercialization of both musical genres.

Black representation in music discussed during State of the Black Union

November 11, 2016

Hip-hop and punk came together at Lutkin Hall on Thursday night as Grammy Award-winning rapper Kool Moe Dee and Afropunk Festival co-founder and tattoo artist James Spooner spoke about black representation...

Weinberg junior Eric Oringer explains the A-status funding process to senators at Associated Student Government Senate. More than $1.1 million was allocated, and student groups appealed for additional funds.

ASG Senate passes A-status funding, pushes open membership resolution vote to next week

May 26, 2016

Associated Student Government Senate approved Wednesday more than $1.1 million in funding to A-status student groups, in addition to granting almost $6,000 in supplementary funds. The A-status finances...

Rae Sremmurd performs in March. The rap duo will perform at A&O Ball on April 29, A&O Productions announced Wednesday.

Hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd will play A&O Ball

April 20, 2016

Rap duo Rae Sremmurd will headline A&O Ball on April 29, A&O Productions announced Wednesday. The southern hip hop group is known for its singles “No Type” and “No Flex Zone,” both released...

Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92) speaks about her experiences as a writer and producer of TV shows during the State of the Black Union on Wednesday night. For Members Only and NU’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists invited Brock Akil and journalist Amy DuBois Barnett to discuss the importance of black narratives in the media.

Journalist, writer emphasize importance of black voices in media

November 19, 2015

Writer Mara Brock Akil (Medill ’92) and journalist Amy DuBois Barnett discussed the importance of black narratives in the media during this year’s State of the Black Union, hosted by For Members Only...

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