The Narratives of Robeson High School
We publish in-depth coverage of the arts and issues of public interest alongside oral histories, poetry, fiction, interviews, and artwork from local photographers and illustrators. Explore the legacy of Paul Robeson High School through the experiences of the south side Chicago community that it impacted. By South Side Weekly Radio.
Mapping Chicago’s Racial Segregation – South Side Weekly
Feb 24, 2022 · This story was produced for WTTW’S FIRSTHAND: SEGREGATION, an award-winning FIRSTHAND multiplatform, multi-year initiative focusing on the firsthand perspectives of people facing critical issues in Chicago.South Side Weekly partnered with WTTW and the Invisible Institute to co-publish text and visual reporting and analysis covering the impact racial divisions have on individuals, the city ...
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Nov 7, 2024 · Well written. An interview with Marguerite L. Harrold, author of Chicago House Music: Culture and Community. A journalist tells the true crime story of a Chicago doctor currently serving four life sentences in prison for feeding the opioid epidemic. Arionne Nettles talks about her new book We Are The Culture.
Life, and a Death, in Mount Greenwood – South Side Weekly
Nov 16, 2016 · B efore the protests, Mt. Greenwood prided itself in being a quiet—some would even say boring—place. “There’s an old Chinese curse where a person wishes that you live in interesting times,” said Tim Davis, who has owned the comic book store Alternate Reality on the corner of 111th and Kedzie for over 20 years. “Interesting times usually aren’t good times.
The Chicago Housing Authority Explained – South Side Weekly
Feb 25, 2022 · O riginally intended to replace overcrowded, deeply impoverished neighborhoods, Chicago’s midcentury public housing developments initially offered significantly better living conditions to residents, and for a time were, as author Dawn Turner told the South Side Weekly, “bastions” of stability that “conferred dignity on the residents.”. But subsequent decades of disinvestment and ...
Inside Chinatown’s Century-Long Fight for Power
Dec 26, 2023 · C han and other civic leaders attribute the exclusion to Chinatown’s lack of a political voice and involvement, to the detriment of the community. In 1998, Chan founded CBCAC, which brought together existing institutions like Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, CASL, and Pui Tak Center to unite the community and strengthen its political power.
COVID-19 Deaths in Chicago’s Neighborhoods
Feb 2, 2023 · This live tracker of COVID-19 deaths by community area is intended for use as a tool toward those ends. Total deaths attributed. to COVID-19 in Chicago: 7,413. Last updated February 2, 2023. All data shown is pulled from Cook County Medical Examiner (CCME) records released through the Cook County Data Portal and updated every day at 4:30pm.
Growing Up in the Robert Taylor Housing Projects
Mar 7, 2022 · The Robert Taylor Homes, encompassing twenty-eight structures, each sixteen stories high, stretched for two miles along South State Street. It was the largest housing project in the city and, at one point, in the country. By 2005, all the Robert Taylor Homes had been vacated, and in 2007, the last building was demolished—the residents ...
A Cumbia Renaissance – South Side Weekly
Oct 11, 2024 · A summer spent at Gage Park’s Studio 51 is a blur of shots, laser lights, and sequin dresses. Every Friday and Saturday night, women twirl across the dance floor, their partners catching them in perfect time with the music. Outside, people pass around cigarettes like whispered gossip, and a man sells bags of chicharrones to partiers exiting the club.
Writing Rundown — South Side Weekly Resources
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