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• LeClaire Courts

  Ben Loves Chicago, Black, Chicago, Communities

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  Ben Loves Chicago 9703

  Ben Loves Chicago, Black, Chicago, Communities

  In Ben Loves Chicago, which ran for three years on Chicago network WPWR, host Ben Hollis showcases offbeat, niche, parts of “Chicagoland”. This week he visits: a football game, the Rainforest Cafe, LeClaire Courts housing project, and a series of art studios.

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  [Washington administration voter registration scandal]

  Chicago, Harold Washington, Politics

  CHA residents accuse the Harold Washington administration of requiring them to register voters in order to receive city employment.

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw: CHA photos]

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

  Footage for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the city of Chicago. This video features a number of early still photographs of the building of CHA housing and its first residents.

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw #203]

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

  This tape features footage gathered for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Filmed between 1995-1999, the footage documents the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried through by the city of Chicago. This video features interviews with urban planners Yittayih Zelalem and Patricia A. Wright, and an interview with the chair of the Coalition to Protect Public Housing, Wardell Yotaghan.

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw #8]

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

  Footage for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the City of Chicago. This tape features interviews with Sirwanta Terry, Twanna Murdock, and Tammy Smith in 1150 N. Sedgwick. Sirwanta Terry is the building president for 1150/1160 N. Sedgwick and Twanna Murdock is the treasurer.

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  [Voices of Cabrini raw #9]

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

  Footage for the documentary “Voices of Cabrini.” Shot between 1995-1999, it documented the Cabrini Green redevelopment project proposed and carried out by the City of Chicago. This tape features interviews with Sirwanta Terry and Twanna Murdock in 1150 N. Sedgwick. Sirwanta Terry is the building president for 1150/1160 N. Sedgwick and Twanna Murdock is the treasurer. They discuss the CHA, the gang truce, and their opinions about the Cabrini-Green redevelopment. Tammy Smith enters the interview and shares the other women’s sentiments. The end of the tape features several shots of the skyline.

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  Voices of Cabrini: Remaking Chicago’s Public Housing

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

  Shot over a four-year period, this gripping documentary chronicles the demolition of Cabrini-Green from the perspectives of residents, community activists and local business owners.