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  Gangs: The New Chicago Mob? off air with discussion

  Chicago, Voices of Cabrini

  Off air version of WMAQ-TV special connecting Chicago’s street gangs to organized crime, followed by panel discussion.

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  Gangs: The New Chicago Mob?

  Chicago, Voices of Cabrini

  WMAQ-TV special reported by Carol Marin that connects Chicago’s street gangs to organized crime.

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  [Chicago Crossings: Bridges and Boundaries, reel 20; Edith Altman]

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Kartemquin Films

  In a 1994 interview with Kartemquin Films, artist Edith Altman talks about a piece she is working on for the Spertus Museum of Judaica’s exhibition, “Bridges and Boundaries: Chicago Crossings.” Altman also sheds light on the inspirations for her artwork, her trip to Eastern Europe and Auschwitz, and the difficulty of Holocaust education.

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  Newshour: Chicago Public Housing Falls

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Voices of Cabrini

  Report on the demolition of public housing high rises around the city of Chicago, the effects of the project on public housing residents, and the city’s plans for mixed-income housing.

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  Peace in the Hood?

  Black, Chicago, Communities

  The WTTW Journal looks into the gang truce in Cabrini–Green that was negotiated after the death of Dantrell Davis. Elizabeth Brackett speaks to law enforcement and people in the community about the ongoing peace and the former violence.

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  [Gang Truce at Cabrini Green]

  Black, Chicago, Communities

  A gang truce was negotiated in Cabrini Green following the death of Dantrell Davis. Government officials, law enforcement, and community leaders disagree on whether the gang truce or increased security measures are responsible for the ongoing peace in the project.

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  [Response to Dantrell Davis death at Cabrini-Green]

  Black, Chicago, Communities

  This news segment reports on the violence in the Cabrini-Green housing projects. After the death of seven-year-old Dantrell Davis, Chicago authorities have implemented controversial security measures in the project.

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  Easter in Cabrini, 1981

  Blog

  In 1981, Mayor Jane Byrne decided to address criticisms of her administration’s handing of public housing by moving in to the Cabrini Green housing projects. Her brief stay culminated in an Easter celebration featuring gospel music, an Easter egg hunt, and carnival rides. Some Cabrini residents were not happy to be used as a publicity stunt and staged a small protest. This video shot by Tom Weinberg and Tom Finerty shows the festivities and the quick arrests of the peaceful […]