The Chicago Reporter articles from July 2006

The Chicago Reporter archives from July 2006

Editor's note.
July 1, 2006... Sometimes, looking back helps you learn how to move forward-particularly when you've made mistakes. Two of them include believing buildings could rid us of poverty and a single person could seal our progress. Take the developers, social...

Through their eyes: a documentary helps heal former prostitutes and enlighten others to their painful stories.(New Voices)(Interview)
July 1, 2006... While editing her latest film, "Turning a Corner," an hour-long documentary about prostitution in Chicago, Salome Chasnoff couldn't help but cry. The scene owed Lucretia Clay, a former prostitute, returning to the Sportsman's Inn motel on the...

Seals the deal: likened to Barack Obama, Daniel Seals could make history this fall.(Keeping Current)
July 1, 2006... Daniel Seals' bronze complexion has left many people guessing when they try to determine his racial background. "People will walk up and, start speaking Hebrew to me sometimes. They assume I'm Israeli, said Seals, 34, the Democratic Party...

The good ol' days: as the Robert Taylor Homes nears its end, many residents and former residents deeply miss the development despite its notorious image.
July 1, 2006... In 1967, Barbara Moore moved into a high-rise building at 5266 S. State St., in the Robert Taylor Homes, with her two young sons. The new two-bedroom apartment was a step up from their old, rickety kitchenette a few miles away. Many black...

Passing the torch: others have picked up where the Civil Rights Movement left off, but where have the black voices gone?
July 1, 2006... On July 10, 1966, more than 30,000 people streamed into Soldier Field for a kick-off rally held by the Chicago Freedom Movement. It would be that year's largest civil rights demonstration. After listening to gospel legend Mahalia Jackson,...

Tracing history: taking cues from civil rights leaders, the immigration and disability rights movements are making great strides.
July 1, 2006... A she marched along Jackson Boulevard on May 1, Pablo Anguiano toted a white sign with neatly printed red letters that read: "We also have a dream." The Mexican native joined the throngs of hundreds of thousands, including immigrants from...

Colorblind faith: despite their church's discriminatory past, many black Mormons find comfort in their faith's doctrine and its emphasis on family.
July 1, 2006... It's late on a February afternoon when Karen Sowu shows up at the Starbucks at 55th Street and Woodlawn Avenue. "I've never been here before," she says as soon as she walks in from the cold. She s not just talking about this particular store,...

June 2, 2006.(Parting Shot)
July 1, 2006... Residents of Stateway Gardens public housing development gave Jocelyn Carr the red carpet treatment before her prom. The last building of Stateway Gardens, at 3655 S. Federal St., where some 50 families still reside, is slated for demolition...