Sisters In Cinema Opening South Shore Media Center This Month
PROJECT | SOUTH SHORE REMEMBERS
After nearly 30 years of educating and highlighting Black women, girls and gender nonconforming storytellers, a local nonprofit will open its flagship media center next week in South Shore.
Short Film ‘Train Of Thoughts’ Centers Stories From Bronzeville Residents
PROJECT | TRAIN OF THOUGHTS
Award-winning filmmaker Asia Taylor collected vignettes from local residents, artists and entrepreneurs for the film, which will be screened Thursday at the Bronzeville Incubator.
How An Englewood Artist And Activist Is Helping Black Families Keep Their Homes
PROJECT | UnBlocked
Through “unBlocked Englewood,” Tonika Lewis Johnson and the Chicago Bungalow Association are paying for home repairs along one block, which the organizer hopes can help reverse decades of discriminatory housing policies.
Deeply Rooted Dance Company Gets $5 Million City Grant Ahead Of Big Washington Park Move
PROJECT | GROWING TOGETHER
The 27-year-old dance company hopes to move into its new $15.6 million home in December 2024.
