Every other Saturday, the Renaissance Collaborative is leading tours of the former Wabash YMCA, an historic center of Black social life. Built in 1911, in the heart of the Black Belt, it was the only Y in the city that admitted Black people for many years. In 1915, the Association for the Study of Negro Life was founded here and went on to create a precursor to Black History Month. The tour uses archived newspaper articles and archival photos to tell the story of the building and the people who congregated there.

Every other Saturday, the Renaissance Collaborative is leading tours of the former Wabash YMCA, an historic center of Black social life. Built in 1911, in the heart of the Black Belt, it was the only Y in the city that admitted Black people for many years. In 1915, the Association for the Study of Negro Life was founded here and went on to create a precursor to Black History Month. The tour uses archived newspaper articles and archival photos to tell the story of the building and the people who congregated there. (The link may say the event has ended,

The annual festival will take place over three days during the July 4 weekend. Not all details have been finalized, but on July 2, a party featuring performers such as DJ Zolita and DJ Dapper, as well as vendors and a sponsored bar will take place at the DuSable Museum. Check the website for more parties and events taking place that weekend.

After School Matters's summer programs run from July 5 to August 13 and are mostly in-person with a few remote options. Chicago teenagers ages 14-15 can apply for apprenticeships that offer a paid stipend, and teenagers ages 16+ can apply for advanced apprenticeships and internships, which offer stipends or hourly pay at $15/hour. Program opportunities fall into the four major categories of arts, such as dance, photography, painting; communications and leaderships, like public speaking and community organizing; sports, like basketball officiating, martial arts, and bicycle repair; and STEM, like architecture, music production, and computer programming. Learn more at afterschoolmatters.org