South Side Weekly
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The Narratives of Robeson High School
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
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 ...
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 ...
Studio Freelove Makes Practicing Art Accessible
Oct 18, 2024 · Valdez created Studio Freelove with a focus on accessibility. The studio offers three ways for artists to pay for the collective after being selected: a full pay model where artists pay $100 a month; a half model where artists pay $50 and work five volunteer hours per month; and a full volunteer model where artists work ten hours.
Archer/Kedzie Corridor Upgrades to Enhance Safety and …
Oct 11, 2024 · T he heavily-trafficked Archer-Kedzie intersection on the Southwest Side has been left without significant changes to safety measures in decades, making it the site of rising traffic incidents. Nearly 600 people have been injured or killed in the last five years across over 2,300 total crashes, accounting for nearly half of all traffic injuries in Brighton Park.
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Hip-Hop Museum Puts Respect on Chicago’s Contributions
Dec 20, 2023 · C hicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum cofounder Darrell Roberts often finds himself having to set visitors straight when it comes to the focus of the Grand Boulevard-based institution, which opened in 2021.. Roberts, a Roseland-raised graffiti writer nicknamed “Artistic,” says some tour goers are expecting that rap legends Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are prominently featured in the museum.
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 · A Live Tracker. By Bea Malsky. Chicago is a city of socially knit neighborhoods, not precisely boxed zip codes or uniform experience. In order to understand the public health of our city and to properly advocate for just allocation of care and resources, we must see clearly the way illness appears along lines of disparity.