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The Way of A Warrior: IMAN, the Last 10 Days and the NBA Champions
Four years ago I packed up and moved my family from Chicago to Oakland to become General Counsel and Vice President of an up-and-coming team in the NBA known as the Golden State Warriors. As you may have heard, our team recently won the NBA Championship and, as you can imagine, I am elated. While […]
Converting the Corner
There is a corner on the 6200 block of South Fairfield that has seen its share of life and death. Five years ago, this corner was the stage of persistent violence and mayhem for residents and families attending Fairfield Elementary School. It was also home to a two-flat apartment that lay vandalized and abandoned — the scene […]
“This Is Literally Killing Us”
Over a decade ago, researchers like Mari Gallagher asserted that “food deserts” were literally killing Chicagoans—mostly low-income African-Americans living across the South and West Sides. “Flamin’ Hots” and other such products serve as meal substitutes for thousands of families who are only able to access corner stores and “food & liquor” establishments. This reality led one IMAN […]