South Side Weekly
WEBA recap of select open meetings at the local, county, and state level. August 29, 2024. Community newspaper by and for Chicago's South Side. Arts, Culture, Politics. Est. 2013.
The Narratives of Robeson High School
WEBThe Lisagor award-winning project would not have been possible without you. By sharing your experiences at Robeson High School with us, we were able to put together an hour-long radio program tracing through Robeson's 40-year history, a special issue of South Side Weekly newspaper devoted to the stories you told us, and an archive.
About South Side Weekly
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A Homegrown, Community-Raised Garden – South Side Weekly
WEBApr 30, 2019 — Hermitage Street Community Garden, 5643–55 S. Hermitage Ave., and Englewood Veterans Garden, 5641 S. Hermitage Ave. (773) 245-3017. [email protected]. . Emeline Posner is a co-managing editor of the South Side Weekly. Tagged: communal gardening Cordia Pugh englewood …
Fifty Years of Fred Hampton’s Rainbow Coalition - South Side …
WEBSep 27, 2019 — C hicago-style coalition-building helped to produce the first Black mayor of Chicago and put its first Latinx representatives in office. Some even believe its legacy led to the election of the city’s first Black woman mayor. But unbeknownst to many, this form of organizing started in the streets fifty years ago with what was called the “Rainbow …
With General Iron Denied, the Southeast Side Can ... - South Side …
WEBApr 6, 2022 — M ere days after the first anniversary of a month-long hunger strike organized by community members of Chicago’s 10th Ward to protest General Iron’s relocation, the City of Chicago denied the operating permit for the scrap metal facility to operate in the area. Community organizers celebrated, but say this is not the end of their fight for …
In Bridgeport, Past and Present Live Side by Side
WEBJun 10, 2020 — A once staunchly white European immigrant working-class community (and the birthplace of five Chicago mayors since the 1930s), Bridgeport has long held a legacy of racist violence against Black Chicagoans. While Bridgeport was by no means the only neighborhood in Chicago known for this, it was uniquely home to organizations like the …
The Shots Heard Round the City - South Side Weekly
WEBDec 19, 2017 — The Shots Heard Round the City. by Michael Wasney December 19, 2017. Ellen Hao. A gunshot is fired. Depending on where in the city it is, the sound might not just be picked up by human ears. By early next year, almost 130 square miles of Chicago will be monitored for gunshots by mechanical ears as well, via a technology called ShotSpotter.
King David and Boss Daley – South Side Weekly
WEBNov 17, 2022 — In a new book King David and Boss Daley: The Black Disciples, Mayor Daley and Chicago on the Edge, coming out in December, author and Northeastern Illinois University Professor Dr. Lance Williams traces the life stories of two of Chicago’s most powerful leaders: Black Disciples “King” David Barksdale and “Boss” Mayor Richard J. …
What Happened May 30?
WEBOn May 30, there were 494 arrests citywide, including for disorderly conduct (373), civil unrest (414), looting (28), and firearms (16). Eighty-five officers reported being injured on duty that day. And between May 29 and June 4 more than 250 complaints were filed against CPD with the Civilian Office of Police Accountability.
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