history Archives – South Side Weekly

Traveling Exhibit at Chicago Public Libraries Honors History of Black Steelworkers

by Dierdre Robinson February 27, 2025February 26, 2025

Highlights include three Black steelworkers who founded unions and fought for workers’ rights.

The Complicated History of the Globetrotters

by Evan F. Moore November 7, 2024November 8, 2024

New Book Sifts Through Chicago House Music’s Complex History

by Evan F. Moore October 11, 2024October 11, 2024

Nostalgia, History, and Leisure

Best Fire Station Tour: Firehouse Engine Company 115 – West Pullman

by Dierdre Robinson September 27, 2024

Big Brain Moves

Best Cultural Renaissance in Chinatown: Chinese American Museum of Chicago – Chinatown

by Xuandi Wang September 27, 2024

Big Brain Moves

Best Music Historians: Hip Hop Heritage Museum – Grand Boulevard

by Pugs Atomz September 27, 2024

South Side as Connection: Evan Moore

by Evan F. Moore September 27, 2024September 27, 2024

Hardworking Cottage

by Nick Merlock Jackson, Matt Bergstrom and Chicago Workers Cottage Initiative August 16, 2024August 16, 2024

White Sox Woes

by Malachi Hayes August 1, 2024August 1, 2024

Drawing Attention to Chicago’s South Asian Queer History

by Mrittika Ghosh July 18, 2024July 19, 2024