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The soundtrack of a professional sporting event in the “Windy City” is a symphony containing many different instruments. One element is the sounds from the competition field or court, with those action eliciting cheers, boos, or other reactions from the gallery. Sometimes music is pumped in to set a particular mood for the moment. But

There is a new center in the North Lawndale neighborhood in Chicago that’s going to help young people as they restart their lives. That’s exactly what the person its named after would have wanted. The Dr. Dennis Deer Community Justice Center was officially dedicated on April 27th at 1441 S. Keeler Avenue on the west

For years, she was someone who enjoyed a brew in one of the many establishments in Chicago. But when Mickey Bryant wanted to see a more diverse crowd in the craft brewing space, she decided to blend her passion with her profession. An instructional design & technology consultant by trade, this Chicagoan decided to begin “Black and

There’s nothing that this Chicagoan won’t do to help underserved youth in his neighborhood. Sometimes it’s a simple as bringing a group of kids downtown, while other times its responding in the midst of a crisis. Jahmal Cole has done both and a lot more since incorporating “My Block, My Hood, My City” in 2016.

Turning a negative into a positive has become his specialty and is the reason the organization he runs is even in existence. When a little league group he was involved with disbanded, LaVont’e Stewart Sr. wanted a way to continue to help the youth of the South Shore community. So he started “Lost Boyz Inc.”