“There’s been a frustrating lack of general investment in the community. 71st Street lacks a lot of amenities and resources,” Ted Richards says. Ted and his wife Ari are planning to sell their South Shore home. Watch their story: FIRSTHANDwttw
Ricky Brown is both an airplane pilot and a pastor, who is determined to establish a multiethnic church on the South Side. As a Black man who grew up in Mississippi, he is no stranger to segregation. But he wonders how Chicago's segregation might stand in the way of his dreams for a truly integrated faith community.Nan Parson has always loved the small-town feel of her suburb, where she has lived for 50 years.
Lolly SoulLove returns to the site of the public housing project she once called home, for the first time since it was destroyed during the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan For Transformation. It stirs up a wave of emotions: While outsiders often saw public housing as an ugly manifestation of segregation, Lolly recalls a strong sense of community.Chris Javier leads an effort to address anti-Asian hate in the wake of a wave of hate crimes in Chinatown.
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