Principle Barbers located on 3820 Ogden Ave, Chicago Ill., opened nearly two years ago and has been offering relaxed haircut experience in the North Lawndale neighborhood. Inside, owner and barber, Bobby Price, outfitted the the shop with couches, a flatscreen television and a ping pong table for clients to enjoy before sitting on the barber’s chair for their cut.
Read MoreMore than 100 high school immigrant students in Chicago learn leadership and civics every school year at KINETIC, a program offered by Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
Read MoreCHICAGO - One of the most notable figures in climate and environmental activism through most of 2019 has been Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden whose weekly school climate strikes in front of Swedish Parliament quickly put an international focus on young people in climate activism.
Read MoreThe Department of Permits and Development drew names from a golden bingo drum to grant licenses to businesses that would allow them to sell recreational marijuana after Jan. 1, 2020 on Friday morning.
Read MoreThe opening of the Encompassing Center last month has given Garfield Park and North Lawndale residents have access to a new mental health service option. Located at 3019 W. Harrison St., the Encompassing Center was brought to life after a four year process led by West Side residents who recognized disparities in mental health services, obtained funding and eventually won public support to fund the clinic in their community..
Read MoreFamily Focus Lawndale, a branch of the Illinois-based nonprofit family support organization Family Focus, seeks to promote childhood-development and strengthen families in the community by providing resources and education to parents and children in North Lawndale and surrounding areas.
Read MoreThe McCormick YMCA’s annual “Halloween at the Y” event brought Logan Square’s families together for holiday fun.
Dozens gathered in the Beverly Arts Center on Oct. 26 for a panel discussion called “Dismantling Hate,” moderated by progressive Democrats running in Illinois’ upcoming congressional elections, Robert Eammons and Marie Newman.
Read MoreBack in September, Chicagoans across the city opened their yards to visitors for the 2019 Windy City Coop and Eco-yard Tour. Residents from 17 of Chicago’s 50 wards showcased their chicken coops, livestock, backyard gardens and highlighted the importance of urban agriculture in the two-day event.
Read MoreOn Saturday, October 19th, Artists, students, residents and all those looking to get into a spooky mood for the Halloween holiday came together for the Art in the Dark parade on State Street in Downtown Chicago.
Read MoreThe ‘Figures of Speech’ exposition by Virgil Abloh came to an end September 29 and left visitors feeling more open-minded and connected to the artist.
Read MoreBlack Chicagoans talk Halloween nostalgia and safe places to trick-or-treat
Read MoreOn Tuesday, 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) visited Chicago’s West Side to stand in solidarity with teachers on the fourth school day of their strike.
Read MoreConversely, independent local bookstores are thriving and contributing to Chicago’s economy.
Read MoreA group of volunteers and staff from environmental and economic development non-profit Blacks In Green recently introduced a pollinator garden to the West Woodlawn area.
Read Morea new initiative by the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and Delta Institute could see a Chicago Fire Station transformed into a commercial kitchen that would benefit both street vendors and the community.
Read MoreVolunteers gathered on Oct. 12 at the preServe garden to help Slow Food Chicago achieve their mission of good, clean, and fair food.
Read MoreOn Sept. 13th to 15th, Chicago-based performance artist Po’Chop created “The People’s Church of the G.H.E.T.T.O (greatest history ever told to our people)” at Blanc Gallery, Bronzeville.
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