Judas and the Black Messiah doesn't just track the betrayal of the Black Panther, but the birth of a coalition that elected Mayor Harold Washington and our 44th President. Read more
The Netflix adaptation (and August Wilson's original play) track Rainey's abuse at the hands of a white recording industry. But there was also a go-between: J. Mayo Williams, a Chicago talent scout and Paramount's first Black A&R rep. Read more
The only Best Picture winner filmed here, Ordinary People, is barely remembered by Chicagoans—and it came out the same year as two cult favorites. Read more
