Chicago State University is storing valuable historical documents and information for the Black Metropolis Convention * Tourism Council
27 Nov
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Chicago State University is storing valuable historical documents and information for the Black Metropolis Convention * Tourism Council

The board directors of the Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism  Council (BMC&TC) a 501c3 not-for-profit Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for the historic Bronzeville community and the broader south lakefront and south westside region of Chicago is both and humbled and honored to have had Chicago State University (CSU), under the supervision of Racquel Flores-Clemons, University […]

Restoring Bronzeville Tour Testimonial
07 Aug
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Restoring Bronzeville Tour Testimonial

Hello Mr. Lucas, My family and I would like to thank you tremendously for giving us such awonderful in depth tour of the Bronzeville, South Side neighborhood ofChicago. Prior to our arrival in Chicago, I searched tirelessly for a tourthat would provide my family an authentic view of Chicago’s Black culture.Thankfully we were not able […]

What is Bronzeville without its bronze residents? We must undo the reverse Robin Hood approach to neighborhood development.
03 Jul
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What is Bronzeville without its bronze residents? We must undo the reverse Robin Hood approach to neighborhood development.

    BERNARD LOYD Urban Juncture Tweet Share Share Email Print Development is happening all over the city with projects rising in every neighborhood. Developers interested in building on the South and West Sides are rejoicing under a Mayor Lori Lightfoot who has committed to prioritize development in neighborhoods that have suffered from decades of disinvestment. […]

Mary Pattillo: The Future of Black Metropolis
24 May
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Mary Pattillo: The Future of Black Metropolis

  Mary Pattillo is the Harold Washington Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University. She studies race and inequality, housing, urban politics, education, and stratification within the black community. She is the author of two award-winning books, an edited volume, and dozens of other scholarly and popular publications. Pattillo’s talk was sponsored […]