N-word shuts down ‘Ragtime’


Wilmette’s Park District cancels outdoor play fearing passersby wouldn’t get context of slur.

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“We had grave concerns that people would take the language they heard over the amplified sound system out of context from a performance that was being held in the bowl,” Wilmette Park District executive director Tom Grisamore told the Pioneer Press.

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