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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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  [Rostenkowski on Newsmakers] – [news reports on Cabrini sweeps]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, Communities, Dan Rostenkowski, Politics

  This tape begins in the middle of the program “Newsmakers,” where Walter Jacobson is interviewing Dan Rostenkowski. After this program ends, the tape records news reports from several different Chicago stations (2, 5, & 7) on police sweeps at Cabrini Green following an outbreak of violence. While the police announced the raids a success, many residents questioned the move as being for show.

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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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  The Ambassadors of Cabrini

  Black, Chicago, Communities, Sports, Viewers Choice, Voices of Cabrini

  Documentary about the Jesse White Tumblers, a gymnastic group made up predominantly of kids from the Chicago Housing Authority’s Cabrini Green.

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  The 90’s, episode 112: Drugs And Other Wars

  American Way, Black, Outside Agitators, Sex, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll, Viewers Choice

  Episode 112 of the award-winning TV series The 90’s. This episode is called “DRUGS & OTHER WARS” and features the following segments:

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  [Jane Byrne’s Easter at Cabrini raw #1]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Raw footage of Jane Byrne’s Easter Celebration at Cabrini Green in 1981. This tape includes most of the official program, including a preacher, a gospel choir, and Byrne, followed by informal footage of Byrne at the carnival.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: The Slick Boys #1]

  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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  [Jane Byrne’s Easter at Cabrini raw #2]

  Black, Chicago, Chicago Politics, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Voices of Cabrini

  Raw footage of Jane Byrne’s Easter Celebration at Cabrini Green in 1981. This tape begins with a continuation of footage of Byrne at the carnival and riding on a carousel. After she leaves, a protest begins, and demonstrators are quickly arrested. Activist Marion Stamps and reporter Lu Palmer are interviewed.