Obama Center advocates are concerned about community criticism
Cheryl L. Mainor vividly remembers the winter day in 2015 when she joined dozens of Chicagoans singing and dancing in a video, hoping to convince President Barack Obama to build...
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Sitting down with poet Nikki Giovanni for a ‘A Good Cry’
When we lose someone close to us, we are forever changed. We return to work and to friends and to our communities wearing the same clothes and hair and faces....
Obama makes surprise appearance at his foundation’s first program initiative for youths
Former President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at his foundation's first program initiative on the South Side on Saturday evening. Obama told the 175 youths gathered from around the...
At first Obama Foundation program, a focus on the city’s youths
When the Obama Foundation rolls out its first major program, the organization won't be welcoming diplomats, politically connected donors or celebrity elites. Instead, the first Training Day on Saturday will...
Chance, Gloria Estefan to headline Obama Foundation concert
The Obama Foundation will end its star-studded Summit to be held at the end of the month with a large community concert featuring Chance the Rapper and Gloria Estefan, officials...
CTU, SEIU join push for community benefits agreement with Obama Center
Two influential Chicago unions are joining South Side activists in their push to obtain a signed agreement guaranteeing local residents jobs and other benefits in the development of the Obama...
Muslim activist named MacArthur Genius
On a chilly and dreary fall afternoon, the jazz-infused sounds of old-school hip-hop echoed through the parking lot of the Inner-City Muslim Action Network, which had been transformed into a...
Without archives on site, how will Obama Center benefit area students, scholars?
Once the Obama Presidential Center is constructed, it will have a children's play garden, sledding hill, green spaces for picnics and outdoor gatherings, basketball courts and even a recording studio,...
Activists say they’ll continue to push for assurances the Obama Presidential Center will benefit neighbors
As longtime Woodlawn resident Sharon Payne sat listening to former President Barack Obama explain why he didn't want to sign a contract promising certain jobs and benefits to South Side...
Obama personally answers questions at Chicago presidential library forum
Developers of the Obama Presidential Center said they want to hire residents from the surrounding community, create long-term opportunities for people returning from prison and avoid displacing those who live...