Matthew Searle
This week on SSW Radio we turned our airwaves over to the WHPK community, sharing testimonies from listeners and DJs alike.
SSW Radio: WHPK DJs and Listeners
Author: Erisa Apantaku
A Little Unity
A Washington Heights artist uses her studio to imagine the community area’s future and past
Diana Delgado Pineda
In the past few years, H.L. Anderson has exhibited work at several galleries throughout the South Side and beyond, from the Bridgeport Art Center to Rootwork in Pilsen to the Chicago Cultural Center. But, her latest endeavor is closer to home—her own H.L. Anderson Arts & Culture Studio in her home base, Washington Heights. She opened the studio in September 2017 with the exhibition “An Angel Called Junebug,” and with the studio, she’s also started conversations about what an arts community in Washington Heights can look like. One of those conversations has resulted in vision boards that she’s set up around the studio.
The Brightness of the City
Lena Waithe on her show 'The Chi'
Todd MacMillan
Last week, the Weekly sat down with Lena Waithe, a writer, actress, and producer best known as the creator of the new Showtime series The Chi, set on the South Side, and for her Emmy Award–winning work on the Netflix show Master of None. Just two weeks ago, Waithe, a native South Sider, won the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Vanguard Award. Here, she talks about being a queer Black woman in the public eye and giving space for tragedy and beauty in stories about Chicago.
SSW Radio: Sergio Mims, Plus Sign, and More
Students at the UIC FAST Adult Education and Career Transition - Center for Literacy work on exhibits for "Our City, Our Museum" (milo bosh)
This week on SSW Radio we continued our series on WHPK DJs, interviewed a local rapper, and heard from students developing museum exhibits telling their stories of their communities
SSW Radio: Lena Waithe Talks The Chi, Personal Histories for Women’s History Month, and More
Todd MacMillan
This week on SSW Radio we talked with South Side native Lena Waithe about her show The Chi; checked in on community developments in Woodlawn, South Shore, and Jackson Park; and highlighted the personal histories of three South Side women
SSW Radio: Black History Month and Love
Sean and Dorian Nash (Provided)
This week on SSW Radio, we wrapped up our February series on Black History Month and love
SSW Radio: Strong Relationships, Bail Reform, Uncomfortable Stories, and More
Courtesy of Dorian Nash
This week on SSW Radio we talked about Black History Month and bail reform, and got insight into how to build a strong foundation to a romantic relationship
Mythologies of Place
High-Risers author Ben Austen talks inspiration, writing style, and recording history
Jon Lowenstein
Adam Przybyl: So I know that you wrote an article about Cabrini-Green seven years ago, how did that turn into this book? Can you walk us through that?
SSW Radio: Black Restaurant Week, A Student’s Morning Commute, and More
From Chicago Black Restaurant Week (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we talked about Chicago Black Restaurant Week, heard the daily commute of a South Side student dancer, and checked in with the Extraordinary Everyday Marriage Duo about how to make love work
SSW Radio: Black History Month, Public Housing, and Valentine’s Day
Helen Wakefield (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we got reactions on Black History Month, talked with Ben Austen about his new book on public housing, and began celebrating Valentine’s Day with the first in a series of interviews about love and marriage