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Students from dozens of Chicago Public Schools join voices in honor of Black History Month

CBS Chicago | February 8, 2025

What do you get when 3,000 Chicago Public Schools students join forces during Black History Month to sing? Soulful and empowering songs with a message.

Uniting Voices Chicago, formerly known as the Chicago Children's Choir, teaches music to students from 88 public schools across Chicago.

They're preparing for a concert series next week at Chicago Symphony Center. The journey through Black history and Africana music begins with the Black National Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," and continues with "Earth is Ghetto," a viral song by Aliah Sheffield.

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