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WEBForty Years of ‘Democrats for Palestine’ Continues to Confront Familiar Repression. In 1984, James Zogby referenced Israeli “occupation” for the first time on a convention stage. Treatment of the issue at DNC 2024 leaves lifelong Democrats re-evaluating their strategy for Palestinian liberation. August 29, 2024.
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 Hamburg Athletic Club, which was headquartered at 37th and ...
South Side Michelada Festival Triumphs in New Location
WEBJul 18, 2024 · L ast weekend, Miche Fest returned to the South Side, putting international stars side by side with local vendors, DJs, and artists. More than 10,000 people attended the festival each day, setting a festival record, according to a spokesperson. For its sixth year, the festival—named in homage to micheladas, the spicy Mexican drink—moved from Pilsen’s Harrison Park to Oakwood Beach in ...
Historic South Side Newspaper Changes Hands
WEBJul 28, 2022 · F red Bennet and Clarence Dresser founded the Hyde Park Herald in 1882, 29 years after Paul Cornell bought lakefront land seven miles south of a Midwestern boomtown called Chicago and the year before Hyde Park Township was annexed into the city. It is the third-oldest newspaper in Chicago, after the Tribune (founded in 1847) and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (founded in 1854).
Healing and Funding Chicago’s Food System - South Side Weekly
WEBJan 9, 2019 · Healing and Funding Chicago’s Food System. by Jocelyn Vega January 9, 2019. Siena Fite. A line grew out the door of B’Gabs Goodies on a Friday evening in late October, as around seventy-five people filed into the intimate Hyde Park eatery for the the second iteration of a grassroots funding event called Food Fun (d)ing Friday.
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Meet Chicago’s Youngest Elected Officials - South Side Weekly
WEBMay 19, 2022 · Meet Chicago’s Youngest Elected Officials. by Madeleine Parrish May 19, 2022. This year, for the first time ever, elementary school students in sixth through eighth grade in Chicago Public Schools were able to run for their schools’ Local School Councils (LSC). These students will be working alongside parents, community members, and ...
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.
King David and Boss Daley – South Side Weekly
WEBNov 17, 2022 · David Barksdale was born to Virginia and Charlie “Rainy” Barksdale, Jr. on May 24, 1947 in Sallis, Mississippi. The Barksdales were sharecroppers in Mississippi, and they were not able to afford to move to Chicago until 1958—three years into Mayor Richard J. Daley’s first term. The Barksdale family first moved to Bronzeville, the city ...
Chicago's Unfulfilled Promise to Rebuild its Public Housing
WEBJan 31, 2017 · Patricia Evans. This investigation is the first in a series of projects that will document and explore public housing on the South Side. If you have tips or suggestions about coverage, email [email protected]. This story is accompanied by a narrative comic about the CHA’s redevelopment of Bronzeville’s public housing.
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