As More Commuters Return To Work, Here’s What It Looks Like On The Red Line
The CTA is cleaning frequently, limiting passengers per car and monitoring platforms via camera. We talked to riders about the experience.
Katherine Nagasawa
Former Audience Engagement Producer
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The Fight To Preserve The Legacy Of Nancy Green, The Chicago Woman Who Played The Original ‘Aunt Jemima’
Sherry Williams has spent 15 years researching Green’s legacy. As Quaker Oats retires the Aunt Jemima name from its pancake products, Williams hopes it won’t be forgotten.
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VIDEO: What It Means To Graduate Right Now, According To High School Seniors
We asked Chicago area high school seniors to reflect on how they’ve processed the past year’s events, and what change they hope comes of it.
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Chicago Japanese Americans Use Thousands Of Paper Cranes To Show Solidarity With Protests
Demonstrators hung strings of cranes outside Cook County Jail and evoked their own history of mass incarceration.
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PHOTOS: Days Of Looting Leave Chicago Businesses Scrambling.
Ransacked stores, shattered windows. Here’s what it looks like in the Loop and Chicago’s neighborhoods.
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PHOTOS: Thousands Converge In Chicago’s Loop To Protest George Floyd Killing
Protestors chanted, “No justice, no peace” as they moved through downtown for hours by foot, bike and car.
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PBS ‘Asian Americans’ Producer On Why Learning Racial History Matters More Than Ever
In a time of racial tensions and division, Renee Tajima-Peña says Asian American history can provide lessons for how to move forward together.
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My Son Missed His Senior Art Show, So I Turned My Yard Into A Gallery
Marla Callistein’s front yard became a place for neighbors to see her son’s art and to connect during a time of social isolation.
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Insta-Grad-Gram: Let WBEZ Help You Send A Virtual Card To Your 2020 Graduate
You write a message. WBEZ posts it to Instagram. Your senior gets a sweet surprise.
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I’m Bringing A Baby Into The World In the Middle Of A Pandemic
A new mom. A second child. A midwife. Three stories about how pregnancy, birth and motherhood are changing during the pandemic.
