From elections and new constructions to a labor and tenant organizing wave, a lot went down in Hyde Park this year. Herald staff tried to capture some of it.
As a young Black man, Carlson Ayanlaja said Emmett Till’s brutal murder reminds him that regardless of his socioeconomic status, he’s “still considered a target in the American eyes” or even “a menace to society.” Referencing a quote by rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle, Ayanlaja said “the marathon continues.” “If I was in the same position in 1955, that could have happened to me,” he said. .
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