Revision Street: Joshua Williams (II)

Jul. 19, 2010
Joshua and I are talking in the lunchroom of Innovations High School, the school he graduated from a few months ago. A ring of lockers lines the large room, and everything echoes. The space is dank, but no one seems to find it depressing.

Revision Street: Joshua Williams, 20

Jul. 12, 2010
Joshua Williams just graduated from the arts-focused charter school he attended alongside Lisa Gardner, called Innovations High School. He’s a tall young man, lanky, and quick to laugh or smile at any joke uttered. Even those, it seems, that merely pass through his mind.

Revision Street: Lisa Gardner, 19

Jun. 28, 2010
When I first came I was actually scared. I was scared because of my age and I didn’t think I was actually gonna fit in, which I don’t fit in cause everybody act like kids, but I love school.

Revision Street: Bruce Williams (III)

Jun. 14, 2010
Bruce Williams works out of the condo he shares with his wife in Bronzeville—or North Kenwood, Bruce says, “depending on who’s dividing it.”

Revision Street: Bruce Williams, 42

Jun. 8, 2010
A well-appointed Bronzeville condo. Flat expanse of boulevard separates it from across-the-way buildings. A sudden downpour makes the neighborhood appear abandoned. Bruce Williams was born in Chicago, and lived here until he was 6.

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