With less government restrictions in place and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 - 11 years old, this Thanksgiving many West Side groups are giving their Zoom calls a break and safely reuniting with their community in person. Here are 11 West Side events or giveaways striving to bring neighbors together again for the turkey themed holiday.
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Add Trunk or Treat to the list of things that the COVID-19 pandemic has normalized. Although the Halloween tradition that involves adults decorating their car trunks instead of their front lawns isn’t new, this Trick or Treat alternative has become a very popular event, allowing neighborhood communities to gather safely outside during this pandemic.
Chicago is Black American History.
In the city’s early days, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, an African and French settler, started trading here in the 1780s. Historians now credit Du Sable with founding the city as well as fugitive slaves and freemen for developing the city’s first Black community.
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Chicago isn’t done with snowfall just yet!
According to the National Weather Service Chicago, there is “potential for accumulating snow area-wide Sunday and Sunday night.”
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.’s first message as president of the United States of America is one of unity and healing. During his inaugural speech, the 46th president declared, “I will be a president for all Americans.”
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CHICAGO - Throughout the month of December The National Alliance on Mental Illness Chicago (NAMI Chicago) and The National Alliance on Mental Illness Metro Suburban (NAMI Metro Suburban) will host the last of their free virtual mental health courses for Black and Brown faith communities on Chicago’s South and West Side.
EAST GARFIELD PARK - Despite the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, The Garfield Park Neighborhood Market has officially returned to the West Side this summer.
In light of George Floyd’s death, Chicago activists and community organizers were able to use social media to gather the community for protests against the injustices against Black men and women in America this past weekend.
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