A.V. Benford

Reformed Chef

[South Side Weekly @SouthSideWeekly]

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[Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton @LtGovStratton]

Whoa!!! Angel joining Kamilla?!!!🤯

Welcome to Chicago, @Reese10Angel!

I’m so excited for the @chicagosky organization and little girls across Illinois and the nation who get to cheer on such powerhouse athletes!

Let’s goooooo!

[Mayor Brandon Johnson @ChicagosMayor]

Welcome to Skytown, @Kamillascsilva, @Reese10Angel, and @brynnamaxwell! The greatest freaking city in the world just got three times greater. #NoCeiling

[A.V. Benford @avbenford]

@Jay3130Jay That’s the red line tunnel. Used it to get a seat on the red line going south when I knew it would be crowded in the 90’s.

[South Side Weekly @SouthSideWeekly]

Journalist Arionne Nettles has the receipts when it comes to what Black folks, particularly Black folks with Chicago roots, continue to offer the larger culture via her book We Are The Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything.

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[Angie Thomas @angiecthomas]

My grandmother passed in 2010. For a big chunk of my childhood, my mom was her caregiver due to her having Alzheimer’s. It was hard in so many ways, and when she passed we could barely afford to bury her. A headstone was out of the question.

I finally got my grandma a headstone

[Mayor Brandon Johnson @ChicagosMayor]

Congratulations to a native son and one of Chicago’s own, @DwyaneWade, on his induction into the 2023 NBA Hall of Fame, and taking his rightful place among legends of the game! 🏀

[A.V. Benford @avbenford]

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[A.V. Benford @avbenford]

The Gospel of Mild Sauce is my newest piece out this month from Stranger’s Guide. A tribute to the condiments of the South Side—Mild and Mumbo sauces. The essay is a set of interlocking sestinas presented as a prose poem. I got lucky…the publication just let me be me.

[A.V. Benford @avbenford]

@amber_michelle Booger Sugar. !!

[A.V. Benford @avbenford]

@jimdaleywrites @Chicago_Reader @Reader_Union Go Jim Go!!!

[Women’s Hoops Network @WomensHoops_USA]

Blocking a shot while holding your shoe in the other hand is CRAZY. You’re different @Reese10Angel! 😭

#NCAAW | @LSUwbkb

[Siri @schilukuri1]

Some non-Twitter places for journalists (esp. women, JOCs, freelancers)

[A.V. Benford @avbenford]

@mobrowne @maorikarmael @Kamilahf @chinakahodge @JasonReynolds83 @bam Looking great!

[Vashon Jordan Jr. @vashon_photo]

Chicago tonight ✨😍

[Chicago Teachers Union @CTULocal1]

Somebody slayed on picture day. 👸🏿

[WGN TV News @WGNNews]

JUST IN: Body of woman found near Lake Michigan identified as activist Elise Malary

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[Senator Mike Simmons @SenMikeSimmons]

Black womxn go missing these cases are often marginalized or ignored by media and police enforcement. We want to bring Elise Malary home safely so if you have any information about her whereabouts please contact Evanston Police Department 847-866-5000
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[Collagen Thief💋💉 @CollagenThief]

It reminds me of the meeting I had with my beloved Rabbi to discuss my end of life shortly before this hospitalization. He said, “Fuck the laundry. Chase joy.”

My exhausted body cherishes that wisdom, rubbing its worn edges like it’s a bus ticket home to myself.