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Podcast: SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS
Episode: Surrounded By Idiots - #026 - SHERMANN "DILLA" THOMAS
Description: Chicago historian Shermann "Dilla" Thomas and I engage in a deep conversation about the city's history and its lasting effects on the present. We reflect on personal Chicago memories, spanning from the Bud Billiken Parade to Taurus Flavors, and discuss the stark realities of segregation and its engrained presence in the city's neighborhoods. Dilla reveals how restrictive racial covenants shaped Chicago's landscape and the importance of acknowledging this past. He also touch on the cultural legacy left by influential Chicagoans and the need for positive community engagement, because "Everything Dope About America Comes From Chicago!"
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