Lily Be

Lily Be is a storyteller, mother, and plant lover. She became a storyteller out of the necessity to save her own life.

The Visibility Project was held July 26th by Girl/Friends of a Long Walk Home in Douglas Park on Chicago’s Westside. The events purpose was to uplift and encourage Black Girls to be their true selves and comfortable in their own skin regardless of society’s negative prejudgements.

Photo Essay, The Real ChiDonell McNairyAugust 22, 2018Armani Baker, education & youth, North Lawndale, Chicago, The Real Chi, Douglas ParkComment

North Lawndale Youth Emerge as Neighborhood’s New Leaders

Daejahnae Oliver, a North Lawndale College Prep alumna and Peace Warrior, is spending her summer participating in a program that teaches a unique system of principles aiming to decrease violence in North Lawndale. Summer’s in Chicago mark an increase in violence and the NLCP Peace Warriors’ summer program hopes to mitigate the trauma of these acts of violence.