Silence Is the Message
Howard Sandifer’s and Joel Hall’s ‘Sweet Freedom Suite,” performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, was the Juneteenth experience I didn’t know I needed.
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The Making of an Argument
How photographer Kenn Cook Jr.’s #BLACKMENWELOVEYOU, a multimedia exhibition displayed on June 15 at Columbus Park Fieldhouse, sees Black men through a different lens.
‘The People Are Informed That … All Slaves Are Free’
There are plenty of Juneteenth commemorations happening across the Westside and west suburbs. We’ve created this comprehensive guide to many of them.
Westsiders Discuss Why Black Maternal Health Matters
Advocates and healthcare providers argued for a return to more communal and collective approaches to childbirth.
Queen Esther Jackson, the Flood and a Prophecy
For the 83-year-old Westside homeowner, last year’s flooding reminded her of a prediction a precinct captain made in the 1960s.
‘Everything Now, We Must Assume, Is in Our Hands’
After last summer’s flooding, Westsiders came together to help themselves, but frustrations are growing over a lack of funding.
The Making of an Argument
How photographer Kenn Cook Jr.’s #BLACKMENWELOVEYOU, a multimedia exhibition displayed on June 15 at Columbus Park Fieldhouse, sees Black men through a different lens.
‘The People Are Informed That … All Slaves Are Free’
There are plenty of Juneteenth commemorations happening across the Westside and west suburbs. We’ve created this comprehensive guide to many of them.
Westsiders Discuss Why Black Maternal Health Matters
Advocates and healthcare providers argued for a return to more communal and collective approaches to childbirth.
Queen Esther Jackson, the Flood and a Prophecy
For the 83-year-old Westside homeowner, last year’s flooding reminded her of a prediction a precinct captain made in the 1960s.
‘Everything Now, We Must Assume, Is in Our Hands’
After last summer’s flooding, Westsiders came together to help themselves, but frustrations are growing over a lack of funding.