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State Rep. La Shawn Ford, Quiwana Bell and the Good Neighbors Campaign will host an event 2 p.m. Dec. 2 at 5437 W. Division. Learn about slavery’s impact on black families 152 years after the 13th Amendment was ratified.
The West Side Historical Preservation Society is considering a location at Madison and Lavergne for a multi-purpose facility that will honor the area’s people and history.
The public is invited to the see the documentary “Heading West: A History of African Americans on Chicago’s West Side” and participate in a post-screening discussion at Garfield Park Conservatory.
The Chicago Transit Authority hired New York Shinique Smith to complete the $200,000 project.
The story of Larry Taylor’s musical family will be depicted as they struggled to survive in Chicago during the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Read columnist John W. Fountain III’s take on what’s happening in Ferguson.
The past continues to affect African-Americans today, writes columnist John W. Fountain III.
The Afrikan Village & Cultural Center of Chicago will host Momma Kemba from 3 to 5 p.m.
Some fear the long strained relationship between officers and West Side residents is beyond repair.
The Trayvon Martin case doesn’t surprise, but it wounds, writes commentator John W. Fountain III.