
DMB (D-M Brown) is a staff writer at the Chicago Reader. He writes about protests, labor and tenant unions, queer nightlife, music and community services created by marginalized racial and gender groups.

Culture
We Caught Up with Tkay Maidza, Akenya and Angry Blackmen to Talk About Their Sonic World Building
With summer festival season behind them, musicians Tkay Maidza, Akenya and Angry Blackmen look ahead.
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Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.