The Color Purple: the Musical is at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace,

IL now until November 3rd! Two of the stars, Eben K. Logan and Sydney Charles,

joined Jill Hopkins on The AMp this morning to talk about this amazing show. For

more information on the musical and tickets, you can visit

https://drurylanetheatre.com/

YOUmedia is a creative digital learning space for teens at Chicago Public

Library. This year the program is celebrating its 10 year anniversary of providing

Chicago teens with tools to create, collaborate and learn new media skills. YOUmedia

alums have included artists like Chance The Rapper, Noname and Jean Deaux, and the

program has established itself as an influential arts incubator for emerging artists

in Chicago. We spoke with YOUmedia Partnerships Coordinator, Jennifer Steele about

the program, its impact on Chicago arts community and the anniversary celebration

block party taking place Saturday, 9/28 outside of Harold Washington Library Center.

For more info about YOUmedia and the block party, visit:

https://www.chipublib.org/youmedia-teens

and

https://www.chipublib.org/news/10-year-anniversary-youmedia-block-party

Chicago's Clyde Moreau found the inspiration behind DecibelCrawl Fest from

his own personal experience seeing the lack of representation for POC/LGBTQ folks in

the city's music scene. Following the success of 2018's first DecibelCrawl fest,

Moreau is back at it again in 2019! This year's fest promises equal parts notable

headliners and up and coming acts in the city.​ The festival will take place across

multiple venues in Chicago the weekend of September 20th. Listen here as Moreau

discusses the fest and everything that it has to offer.

To learn more about this event and how to buy tickets, visit their FaceBook event

page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2387090211535853/

In the summer of 1919, race riots broke out on the beaches of Chicago. 100

years later, black Chicagoans still face the aftermath of segregation that persist

to this day. Listen as Jill Hopkins and Terrence Chappell discuss how the summer of

1919 still affects our city today.

Read Terrence's piece on the incident here:

https://blackyouthproject.com/100-years-after-chicagos-red-summer-race-riots-the-lasting-legacy-of-segregation-is-crystal-clear/

Riot Festival was founded in 2005 by Mike Petryshyn (Riot Mike) and the

fest is still going strong today. This upcoming weekend will be the 15th year of

Riot Fest, taking place in Douglas Park. Listen to Mike's interview with Jill

Hopkins on the AMp to hear more about the 2019 lineup and history of the festival.

For more information about this years fest and tickets, you can visit:

https://riotfest.org/

Kevin Coval's newest book "Everything Must Go" celebrates Chicago's Wicker

Park in the 1990's, which served as the poet's home as a young artist. It focuses on

the politicization and gentrification of black and brown communities at large and

speaks to other cities that are also enduring similar change.

Listen as the poet, activist and founder of Young Chicago Authors speaks with Jill

Hopkins on The Morning AMp to discuss the book and what inspired it!

Photo Courtesy of Ting Shen/Chicago Tribune

More info about "Everything Must Go" can be found here:

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1352-everything-must-go

Ciera Mckissick stopped by The Morning AMp to talk with Jill Hopkins about

the second annual FEAST Festival happening in Homan Square Park this coming

Saturday, September 7th. The event seeks to raise awareness of Chicago's food

deserts with live music, a DJ stage, a fashion show, art activations, local food

vendors and free meals! For more info, visit:

https://www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/events/feast-festival-three-courses-homan-square

Marlon Wayans is at it again! You know him as an actor, producer, writer,

and comedian, and he has no plans of slowing down any time soon. Following the

release of Netflix's "Sextuplets," Marlon joined Jill in studio to talk about his

career plans and what he is working on next.