#LetUsBreathe Collective (Xavier Paul)
This week on SSW Radio we talked with Kristiana Rae Colón of the #LetUsBreathe Collective and heard from the Weekly Read
SSW Radio: Kristiana Rae Colón of #LetUsBreathe and More
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Who’s Here and Who’s Not
Sol Patches unpacks their new album “Garden City”
Ellie Mejía
Sol Patches is a gender abolitionist artist from the South and North Sides who makes music influenced by poetry, theater, and black and brown queer and femme. Their new album Garden City includes a host of local collaborators including Hora English, Plus Sign, and Mykele Deville. The Weekly spoke with Sol Patches and Chaski, one of their collaborators, about the album.
SSW Radio: Englewood Clinic Closure, WHPK DJ Profiles, and More
Samantha Madrid (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we talked about the closing of an STI clinic in Englewood, began a segment on WHPK community DJs, heard dispatches from the 2018 Women’s March Chicago, and more
South Side Voices at the Women’s March Chicago 2018
Bridget Vaughn
An estimated 300,000 demonstrators—nearly fifty thousand more than organizers counted last year—took to the streets of downtown Chicago on Saturday to mark the one year anniversary of the national women’s march.
You Just Have to Be There
Larry Redmond on his exhibit on resistance to police violence
Work from Larry Redmond's exhibit at Uri-Eichen gallery
Larry Redmond: My name is Larry Redmond. My nom de plume is Obi. So when people see the exhibit at the gallery people will see a little O-B-I on each of them, which would be me.
SSW Radio: Civil Rights Photography, Englewood Schools, and More
From Karega Kofi Moyo's exhibit at Rootwork Gallery in Pilsen (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we shared interviews with two local photographers of Chicago’s past and present, learned about the Englewood steering committee, and honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a new Weekly Read
SSW Radio: Sounds from the Chicago Home Theater Festival
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This week on SSW Radio we dug up the past, listening to art and music performances from the 2017 archives, welcomed back a host, and announced an upcoming special interview.
SSW Radio: Sol Patches, Transit Equity, and New Year’s Resolutions
Courtesy of Sol Patches
This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with a musician, discussed transit activism in Chicago, and heard your New Year’s resolutions
SSW Radio: Latinx Relief Efforts, Holiday Histories, and More
Erin Vogel (Bridget Vaughn)
This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with cafe patrons, discussed local efforts to respond to natural disasters in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and learned about the history of South Side Weekly
Holiday Recipe: A Twist on the Black Bottom Pie
Christina Salesberry, a Hyde Park resident, was the runner up in the nut category of this year’s South Side Pie Challenge. She shared her recipe for “Black Bottom Pie, You Make the Rockin’ World Go Round” with the Weekly.