CHICAGO (WLS) -- From blues music, to fashion trends, to sports icons, the impact of Black communities in Chicago permeate throughout American pop culture.
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Their influence often overlooked in mainstream media, but a local journalist is putting Black Chicago back on the map with her new book.
Englewood-native Arionne Nettles is the author of We Are The Culture: Black Chicago's Influence on Everything.
The book, which is set to be released in April, is her love letter to black people and Chicago culture.
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Nettles visited ABC7 to talk about this labor of love, celebrating the black people and institutions that made Chicago and American culture what it is today.
You can pre-order the book here.