Barber Shop Show 156: Education Update
Chicago public schools have been in turmoil. On this week’s Barber Shop Show we discuss what’s been going on between the recent school closings and other CPS changes. We’re joined by: • Austin …
Chicago public schools have been in turmoil. On this week’s Barber Shop Show we discuss what’s been going on between the recent school closings and other CPS changes. We’re joined by: • Austin …
On this episode of the Barbershop Show, we discuss the many faces of gentrification after Spike Lee’s rant earlier this week about gentrification in Brooklyn went viral. We welcome to the show: • …
Studies say that African Americans, among other ethnicities, are less likely to get married and more likely to get divorced. The process of getting a divorce can be daunting, especially with its …
On this episode of The Barber Shop Show’s Mid-Month Mash Up, Windy City Times’ Tracy Baims, The Chicago Sun-Times’ Adrienne Samuels Gibbs, and The Chicago Reporter’s Maria Zamudio spoke about the …
On this week’s installment of The Barber Shop Show, Host Richard Steele discussed the state of education in Chicago and the 7 new charter schools approved by the Chicago Public School board. We were …
What is the toll of home vacancies on communities? Which communities have been hardest hit with vacancies in recent years? What’s happening to help us bounce back? This week, new data was published …
Aaron Harrison was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer in 2007. After a long fight and a lawsuit, his family received compensation from the City of Chicago last August. On this installment …
On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, Barber Shop Show, host Richard Steele is joined by: DNAinfo Chicago’s Darryl Holliday, WBEZ’s Jason Marck, and The Chicago Reporter’s Angela Caputo. They …
On this installment, we feature our own 2013 Best of Black Film panel. We were joined by Vocalo film correspondent Reggie Ponder, film critic Sergio Mims (of Shadow and Act), and producer and …
On this installment of the Mid-Month Mash Up, WBEZ’s Richard Steele was joined by RedEye digital producer Ernest Wilkins, NPR national desk reporter David Schaper and WBEZ political reporter Alex …