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Chicago-bred rapper and actor Common will make his Broadway debut in the play ‘Between Riverside and Crazy.’

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Common helped create a music recording studio for inmates at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois.

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Common is producing a biopic about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

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Queen Latifah is teaming up with the American Lung Association to host a fundraiser for Black and Latinx communities significantly impacted by the pandemic.

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Rapper Common has launched a YouTube series centered on health and wellness.

People like John Legend, Lizzo, and Yara Shahidi show their support.

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Common’s nonprofit has launched a criminal justice reform campaign to address the spread of COVID-19 in correctional facilities.

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Rapper Common is investing in the transformation of an underdeveloped property located in Chicago’s South Side area.

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The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. recently announced the creation of its hip-hop culture council.