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J. Ivy, a Chicago poet and 2023 Grammy winner, has been named grand marshal of next month’s 94th Bud Biliken Parade. Ivy became the first winner of a category created for spoken-word poetry albums with his fourth album, “The Poet Who Sat By the Door,” after he had lobbied for the creation of the category for more than half a decade. “It’s the ultimate honor,” Ivy, 47, said. “Bud Biliken, those are the foundations of being able to stand on stages [like the Grammy’s]. … It’s a beautiful celebration of Black excellence.” The parade, started in 1929, kicks off the back-to-school season. Started by Chicago Defender publisher Robert Sengstacke Abbott, it’s the largest, longest-running Af

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