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Thursday's start in Chicago's DuSable Harbor.
June 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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DuSable Museum hires Sherman “Dilla” Thomas
ninametz.bsky.social Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · Jan 30
This is great news
Chicago Urban Historian, Shermann “Dilla” Thomas, Joins The DuSable Museum Dilla will be supporting the museum as the new Brand Ambassador and Chief of Social Media The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center announced today the hiring of Shermann "Dilla" Thomas as the new Brand Ambassador and Chief of Social Media. For the past 5 years, Dilla has been sharing the positive aspects of Chicago and its amazing history through engaging social content, community bus tours and most recently his show, "You Don't Know Chi." "We are thrilled that Dilla is joining our DuSable team," said Perri Irmer, President and CEO of The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center. "His knowledge of Chicago's rich history and his dynamic approach to social media and storytelling, will be a wonderful avenue to reach and engage with our community and with new audiences. We are excited for the future and look forward to the impact he will make in this new role." "As a lifetime Chicagoan and champion of all-things south side, it is a dream fulfilled for me to join the team at The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center," said Dilla. "I am a storyteller at heart, and there are endless chapters to be curated and shared at The Du. I can't wait to get started." Dilla's career as a Chicago Historian took off during the pandemic with his bite-size history lessons, including telling the stories and unknown facts behind Chicago's vibrant neighborhoods. His engaging content has gained him over 200,000 followers across his social media platforms. As Brand Ambassador and Chief of Social Media for The DuSable Museum, Dilla will use his expertise to elevate the museum's presence and share its mission of preserving and celebrating the experiences of African Americans and of Black people worldwide.
January 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
prisonculture.bsky.social
"The DuSable Black History Museum...announced the launch of “A Call for Artifacts: The Black Community Archive,” a documentation and digital archiving initiative designed to identify, document, and preserve histories held within Black families and communities"
chicagodefender.com/the-dusable-...
The DuSable Museum Announces “A Call for Artifacts: The Black Community Archive”
Individuals are invited to share meaningful family objects and the stories behind them to help preserve Black history for future generations The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center annou...
chicagodefender.com
September 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM
mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Spotted on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Chicago: protesters on the pedestrian bridge hold letters that spell out the words: “Make corruption illegal again.”
Protesters on the pedestrian bridge over DuSable Lake Shore Drive hold up letters that spell out “Make corruption illegal again.”
July 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
blockclubchi.bsky.social
Shermann "Dilla" Thomas has landed his "dream" job at the DuSable Black History Museum. https://buff.ly/3Erpcw5
January 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
nomads.bsky.social
Pope Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive the First
May 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
sheilaq.bsky.social
Chicago is a whole mood this morning.
The Chicago skyline bathed in clouds, traveling south on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in the morning rain.
September 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
stevevance.net
The Lake Michigan shoreline is so much more peaceful since DuSable Lake Shore Drive was depaved
May 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
blockclubchi.bsky.social
Shermann "Dilla" Thomas has landed his "dream" job at the DuSable Black History Museum. https://buff.ly/3Erpcw5
January 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ninametz.bsky.social
Dusable was so smart to hire him
chicagotribune.com Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · Mar 22
When Shermann “Dilla” Thomas was suddenly let go from a job at ComEd after 13 years, he was not sure what to do about his future.

But Thomas, who is widely known as Chicago’s urban historian with his catchphrase “everything dope about America comes from Chicago,” is settling into a new role.
Chicago historian Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas planning future with DuSable Museum after being laid off by ComEd
Thomas is starting to settle into a new role as the brand ambassador and chief of social media for the Washington Park institution.
trib.al
March 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
srboisvert.bsky.social
DuSable Lake Shore Dive.
Caspian Tern at Belmont Harbor, Chicago
4.19.2025
#birds
April 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
stevevance.net
DuSable Lake Shore Drive speed cameras when
blockclubchi.bsky.social Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · Mar 27
16 new speed cameras will go live across Chicago next week — and more are coming soon.
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March 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Protesters have shut down the South bound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Chicago. #FreePalestine
October 5, 2024 at 9:05 PM
chicago.suntimes.com
Urban TikTok historian Shermann “Dilla” Thomas will be sharing his knowledge of Chicago, world history and more, as he joins the team at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, it was announced Wednesday.
Historian Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas partners with DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
Thomas produces history lessons on TikTok and offers bus tours of Chicago's historical South and West sides.
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January 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
lyndab08.bsky.social
Heat causes DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge over Chicago River to stick in up position, snarling traffic
A major traffic jam is building up on DuSable Lake Shore Drive as the bridge over the Chicago River is stuck in the up position.
www.cbsnews.com
September 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
🛑 STOP TRUMP'S CRUELTY. We're here getting out the message from Chicago's North Ave Bridge over DuSable Lake Shore Drive. Join our work at indivisiblechicago.com! #VisibilityBrigade #IndivisibleChicagoAlliance
People standing on a bridge over Chicago's DuSable Lake Shore Drive with large messages saying Stop Trump's Cruelty and Indivisible Chicago
May 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
ironspike.bsky.social
Oh hey, the DuSable Museum! I haven't been since I was a kid, I wonder if they have anything newwwwaaaaa

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One of Chicago’s best museums - located in Jackson Park - the DuSable!
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February 19, 2026 at 5:09 AM
blockclubchi.bsky.social
Shermann "Dilla" Thomas has landed his "dream" job at the DuSable Black History Museum. https://buff.ly/4hi7utI
Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas Lands 'Dream' Job At DuSable Black History Museum
Thomas, a South Sider who's built a following sharing the positive and surprising histories of Chicago's neighborhoods, is the new face of the South Side Black history museum.
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February 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
blockclubchi.bsky.social
Part of DuSable Lake Shore Drive could move underground if the city extends Grant Park to the lakefront. blockclubchi.co/46wNWiN
July 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
chicago.suntimes.com
The long-awaited $15 million Jean-Baptiste Point DuSable Park won’t be the city’s largest public green space, but it has the potential to be one of the best.
Long-awaited DuSable Park takes a big step forward
Chicagoans have waited 38 years for this park honoring DuSable. But now the wait appears to be ending.
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April 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
michelle345.bsky.social
Lots of supportive honking from drivers for the #NoKings sign over DuSable Lake Shore Drive this evening @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
laurie-merrell.bsky.social
this is my beautiful canine son Jean-Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive. and his sister Agatite
shredded-teat.bsky.social Lakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · Feb 7
wandrer but for meeting a dog named after every street in chicago
February 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
peter.dev
More like Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Bikeway
September 23, 2026 at 3:31 AM
rickperlstein.bsky.social
Gregory Bovino's caravan just exited DuSable-Lake Shore Drive at Broadway: my neighborhood. Helicopter hovering above Broadway. Police escort, which pulled over a rapid-resoonder. Watch this space.
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM