🙏 Honoring the life of a Black trans rights icon

"Let’s celebrate because she was here with all of us.” [READER]( The Daily Reader [“Well done, Gloria Allen”]( Black trans icon Mama Gloria remembered for living an extraordinary and full life by [Aaron Gettinger]( [Chicago Housing Cooperatives, Explained]( How are housing cooperatives different from communes, and who are they for? by [Jhaylin Benson]( [Grace Del Vecchio]( [Annabel Rocha]( [Sonal Soni]( [Jerrel Floyd]( and [City Bureau]( [A team effort]( Voters will decide whether to enshrine workers’ rights in the state constitution on November 8. by [Aaron Gettinger]( [Heavenly blues]( Black Ensemble Theater devises an afterlife concert for the ages. by [Kerry Reid]( [Forced dialogues]( American Son touches on important issues, but the conflict feels contrived. by [Josh Flanders]( 🎉 You're invited to party with the Reader! 🎉 Join us for [50ish]( takeover of the MCA on Nov. 30. Tickets below! [Issue of Oct. 27 - Nov. 9, 2022 Vol. 52, No.]( [Download Issue]( [View this e-mail as a web page]( [@chicago_reader]( [/chicagoreader]( [@chicago_reader]( [Chicago Reader on LinkedIn]( [/chicagoreader]( [chicagoreader.com]( [Forward this e-mail to a friend](. Want to change how you receive these e-mails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © 2022 Chicago Reader, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Chicago Reader, 2930 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 102, Chicago, IL 60616