Making the Invisible Visible

Making the Invisible Visible No Comments

Before the Birmingham bus boycott, there was great fear about a blow back for black people. But the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out against such fears and against standing by as a muted witness. Taking action and standing up for what’s right – these were among the many messages left Rev. King Speaking [...]

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Written by on January 13, 2012

A Hunger and a Hope, Chicago’s Black Media

A Hunger and a Hope, Chicago's Black Media No Comments

Building Strength in the African-American Community On a cold, rainy night nearly 100 people from Chicago’s African-American community packed a room at Little Black Pearl in Hyde Park to talk with members of the African-American media about how to work together. Attendees represented nonprofits, businesses, youth groups, educators, and families from the South Side and [...]

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Written by on January 3, 2012

Where are we going? Where do we come from? The dance we do.

Where are we going? Where do we come from? The dance we do. 4 Comments

We think we walk forwards. But most of travel backwards at the same time. Let me explain. We walk forwards towards what’s coming up and backwards in our minds about from where we’ve come. This the dance the ethnic news media does most of the time. It talks about life here and glances over its [...]

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Written by on December 27, 2011

A community in transition – Una communidad en transicion

A community in transition - Una communidad en transicion No Comments

Chicago changes. Communities changes. Pilsen was Czech once and then became mostly Latino and the future? The future seems full of change, we understand because of a wonderful series of articles and photos produced by Loyola University faculty and students and produced as a supplement to Hoy (with Hoy writers as well) recently. Pilsen is [...]

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Written by on December 7, 2011

Congratulation to the Global Chicago Women Bloggers!

Congratulation to the Global Chicago Women Bloggers! No Comments

“I am thankful for the opportunity to hear the stories of such a diverse group of women and I applaud Community Media Workshop for sponsoring the workshop.” – Veeta Nowell, Blogging Workshop Participant Recently, Community Media Workshop partnered with the Global Press Institute to launch a Global Chicago Women Blogger initiative. The goal was to [...]

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Written by on December 6, 2011

That lost job leaves a deep hole

That lost job leaves a deep hole No Comments

Walk into any public building in Chicago and what catches your eye? Many of the folks working there are black or Latino or immigrants. Many more, that is, than you would generally find in a private business. There’s a reason for this. In Chicago and around the country, public jobs have been a doorway largely [...]

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Written by on December 5, 2011

Telling the story of immigration at election time – a training opportunity

Telling the story of immigration at election time - a training opportunity No Comments

You work hard. You know there are others stories you want to do. But you don’t have time. Or resources. Here’s a chance for some training and truly helpful support in reporting on immigration as it becomes an issue here and across the country in elections this year. If you ask me, it’s a great [...]

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Written by on December 1, 2011

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