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  The 90’s, episode 404: Country Living

  American Way, Andrew Jones, Black, THE 90's

  Episode 404 of the award winning series, The 90’s. This episode is called “COUNTRY LIVING,” and features the following segments:

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  Chicago Slices, episode 9311

  Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Chicago Slices, Communities, NHPRC, Studs Terkel

  Episode 9311 of the show featuring everyday Chicagoans.

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  [The 90’s raw: Cabrini Green Christmas]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, THE 90's, Voices of Cabrini

  Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. Several people talk about what Christmas is like in Cabrini Green.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: The Slick Boys #2]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Slices, Communities, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  THE SLICK BOYS: 3 Cabrini Green cops that rap: ERIC DAVIS, JAMES MARTIN, and RANDY HOLCOMB SR. Interviews at Oz Park while they coached little league baseball, in Cabrini’s neighborhoods and parks, in police station, grocery store, and rapped with children on playground. Interview with Asst. Manager MIKE MERRILL.

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  Image Union: The Other M.J.

  American Way, Black, Chicago, Communities, Image Union, Skip Blumberg, Video Makers Choice, Voices of Cabrini

  Documentary about an African American man named Michael Johnson, who works on the floor crew at United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls. (The title refers to this connection between the subject and basketball star Michael Jordan.) Johnson struggles to make ends meet on a minimum wage job amidst the pomp and circumstance of the 1996 Democratic National Convention. Through his candid reflections, one sees the struggle of many workers across the country as they are faced with limited employment options, no benefits, and no room for advancement. Some of the original footage was used in a program called “None of the Above,” which investigated Americas non-voters.

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  [Sweetwater Clifton #3]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Sports

  Raw footage for “Once a Star.” Continuation of interview with Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, one of the first black players in the NBA and former Harlem Globetrotter.

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  Blues And More, 3/29/93

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll

  Blues man Pervis Spann hosts his absurdist comedy show, which also features music videos from blues and R&B artists.

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  Murder of Fred Hampton, reel 1

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Outside Agitators, Viewers Choice

  Documentary about the death of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party. The film started out as a simple portrait of Hampton and features lots of footage of his powerful speeches. However, in 1969, Hampton was murdered in his bed at the Panther headquarters by the Chicago police. The event was extremely controversial as the police and the Black Panthers told drastically different versions of the events. The film became instrumental in proving the Panthers’ story that the police broke in to headquarters without warning and killed Hampton without resistance.