Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, January 15, 2022 - Full Show

WTTW News | January 15, 2022, 5:30 pm

What’s at stake for Black voters in Illinois as voting rights bills flounder. Afro-optimism is the word for our Black Voices Book Club pick. And remembering Martin Luther King Jr. and Muhammad Ali.

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