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I Mean, I Guess People Are Leaving Chicago?
20 Apr 2023

I Mean, I Guess People Are Leaving Chicago?

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: Chicago, Commentary, My 2¢ | 0

when those of you who don’t live in the city, start telling me how it’s dying and nobody wants to live here. I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.

Bronzeville, Chicago, houseing, South side
Chicago has a __________ Problem
18 Oct 2016

Chicago has a __________ Problem

by Vincent D. Johnson | posted in: My 2¢, Photojournalism | 0

It’s no secret that Chicago has a problem. The stories are all over the local news and even make the national headlines in different months, but depending on who you are and where you get your news the reason for … Continued

African-American, Chicago, crime, gangs, guns, joblessness, murder, poverty, South side, teens, unemployment, violence, west side

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