Shermann Dilla Thomas’s Tweets

Nov 2, 2021

Thank you for the opportunity to show the world that Chicago is the greatest city on earth. 💯🙏🏿💪🏾

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

@KellyClarksonTV

Nov 2, 2021

Official

Shermann Thomas aka @6figga_dilla has gone viral on TikTok for his unique and creative lessons on Chicago history! Tune in today for a mind-blowing true story about the origins of the fireman's pole!

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WBEZ

@WBEZ

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Chicago is responsible for iconic moments in marketing and pop culture. Historian

Move over, New York. The real madmen — and women — were from Chicago

joined WBEZ’s

@CiciGreaves

to delve into Chicago's advertising history.

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Yes, Chicago created the Pillsbury Doughboy and Rudolph. But its influence on the ad industry runs even deeper.

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I’ll be there serving meals to dope Chicagoans ✊🏾💯

Nov 21

RT this if you think

@HenryLouisGates

should take a Chicago tour with me and do some genealogy work

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We did it! We got Dilla a bus! Let's celebrate on December 7th at Cloud Bar. If you can't make the event, you can donate to support.

Nov 21

wegotdillabus.eventbrite.com Party and donate 🙏🏿💯

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We Got Dilla a Bus!

The community requested that the original name for Olive-Harvey be Hampton-Clark. The city was like, “heckie naw, Joe!”

Gotta erase videos to make new ones. Might as well tweet em

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This is my reminder to get this shirt made

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Chicago’s Oldest House Was Once Hoisted Over the Green Line. The

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The Clarke House, built in 1836, is now the Clarke-Ford House to reflect the stewardship of Bishop Louis Henry and Margaret Ford, who rescued the building for posterity.

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Colorado Springs 😔🙏🏿.

Nov 19

Preserving history protects the future….

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Nov 18

Celebrate and activate 💯🙏🏿 wegotdillabus.eventbrite.com

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Nov 18

In case you missed it

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We did it! We got Dilla a bus! Let's celebrate on December 7th at Cloud Bar. If you can't make the event, you can donate to support.

Nov 18

A party and a fundraiser all in one… "We Got Dilla a Bus!" eventbrite.com/e/we-got-dilla

@Eventbrite

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We Got Dilla a Bus!

Hurt for Shanquella Robinson’s family 😔🙏🏿. Our appetite for violence is truly wack and uncalled for at this point in time man….

Yooo.. With all the love in the world.. The spirit of my mother is making me say this… But umm my name has 2 n(s). Shermann… She thought I was fancy, I really don’t know 🤷🏾. But yeah 2 Ns please 🙏🏿💯

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Closing out my

#AllianceCONNECT22 experience with

I wanna do 4 Chicago history stories LIVE for Black history month. On a Saturday evening maybe.. Something like 250+ ppl… Any venue wanna partner up??

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This super cool pic is in my phone and I have no clue what block it is. That makes me sad

Dec 16, 2021

Chicago is a city full of culture. This historian thinks that ALL of our cultures should be highlighted 💪🏾💯. Thank you ⁦@CHIEquityChief⁩

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Nov 15

Shout out L town 🫡💯

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Nov 15

Remind me to make a video about this tomorrow. I was gonna do it now but I’m sleepy

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Nov 15

The Kennedy expressway is definitely legendary

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The Alliance for Early Success

@4earlysuccess

Nov 14

All the dopest stuff in America comes from Chicago, and that definitely includes

. Thanks for showing us around! #AllianceCONNECT22

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Marchel

@DearMarchel

Nov 14

High key just went on the dopest Chicago history tour by @6figga_dilla !! shoutout to @4earlysuccess for making space for this experience #allianceconnect22

Marchel

@DearMarchel

Nov 14

High key just went on the dopest Chicago history tour by

!! shoutout to

@4earlysuccess

for making space for this experience #allianceconnect22

Nov 13

Well I’ve found my next book 🤔 . Apparently it’s pretty good

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Replying to

Great message! Nice shirt! Props to

@englewoodbrnded

! Peace

Nov 12

Buy a Black Vet a shot of cognac this weekend 🫡💯

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Shaka

@rawls06

Nov 12

Had a great time celebrating the opening of the Healthy Life Styles Hub next door to The Leo High School yesterday.

@BearsOutreach

Choose Chicago

@ChooseChicago

Nov 11

Not many people may know that L. Frank Baum lived in Humboldt Park when he penned "The Wizard of Oz."

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Everything Dope about America comes from Chicago including The Wizard of Oz

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is a true public historian. Wonderful conversations both off and on stage

@DePaulU

with Horace Hall and I. We #CelebrateDePaul with

@PrezDePaul

. Photo:

@ProfessorPickle

Oh this is hilariously good 😂😂

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jack walden

@meanunclejack

favorite thing about the Oz Park Dorothy statue is that they had to weld the basket shut last year because it was a great public drop off site for drugs and cash twitter.com/6figga_dilla/s…

Everything Dope about America comes from Chicago including The Wizard of Oz

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From Lorraine Hansberry to Emmett Till, Woodlawn has a ton of awesome Chicago history. Join me and

@VicMensa

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From Lorraine Hansberry to Emmett Till, Woodlawn has a ton of awesome Chicago history. Join me and

@VicMensa

on Saturday and learn more about this south side gem of a neighborhood. BOOK NOW HERE ⬇️⬇️

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Everything Dope about America comes from Chicago… That includes ⁦

@JoeFreshgoods

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