The Narratives of Robeson High School
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Writing Rundown — South Side Weekly Resources
2. Submit a new pitch . A good pitch should set up an issue or other story idea, explain why it’s compelling to cover, provide basic information about the background of the issue, and suggest …