Fri Oct 14, 6:30 PM - Fri Oct 14, 8:00 PM
1155 E 60th St
1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Community: Downtown Chicago
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Join us for our annual Urban October lecture, featuring Shermann "Dilla" Thomas, the Chicago "Tik Tok" Historian!
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Join Chicago Studies and Shermann "Dilla" Thomas for a discussion on Chicago's rich but frequently little-known (or overly-maligned) history, highlighting the city's people, architecture, and global impact.
This event is part of the University's broader Urban October initiative, which brings together policy leaders, public officials, community members and leading researchers from Chicago and around the world to focus on some of the most profound challenges facing global cities.
Voted Chicago Reader Magazine's 2021 Best Chicago Tiktok account and Best Chicago Twitter account, Shermann “Dilla” Thomas is a public historian who is changing the game.
Dilla, as he is affectionately called, is a fascinating blend of modern historian, cultural worker, and public employee. A life-long resident of Chicago’s south side Auburn-Gresham neighborhood, Dilla began making Tik-Tok videos in an effort to bond with one of his 7 children.
What started as a way to engage with his children, has lead to Dilla becoming an award winning historian and social media influencer for the city of Chicago and beyond.
This event is part of the University's broader Urban October initiative, which brings together policy leaders, public officials, community members and leading researchers from Chicago and around the world to focus on some of the most profound challenges facing global cities.
Voted Chicago Reader Magazine's 2021 Best Chicago Tiktok account and Best Chicago Twitter account, Shermann “Dilla” Thomas is a public historian who is changing the game.
Dilla, as he is affectionately called, is a fascinating blend of modern historian, cultural worker, and public employee. A life-long resident of Chicago’s south side Auburn-Gresham neighborhood, Dilla began making Tik-Tok videos in an effort to bond with one of his 7 children.
What started as a way to engage with his children, has lead to Dilla becoming an award winning historian and social media influencer for the city of Chicago and beyond.
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