Pat Dowell

The Rosenwald is redeveloped and reimagined to provide affordable housing for Bronzeville residents. From 1929 through the 1960s, the Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, dubbed by residents as “the Rosenwald,” was the bustling home of Chicago’s Black working families and booming retail storefronts. Julius Rosenwald, then president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., built the 454-unit complex, […]

… On the Way to the Poll By Ken Hare Chicago Defender Staff Writer Remember Acorn and Acorn Housing? For those of you too busy…

What Really Happened At Ken Dunkin’s Campaign Office? By Ken Hare  Chicago Defender Staff Writer Remember Acorn and Acorn Housing? For those of you too busy to remember, allow me to refresh your memory. Acorn is the acronym for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The grassroots, not-for-profit organization that gave President Obama […]

Bronzeville is the neighborhood roughly bordered by the Dan Ryan Expressway on the east, Cottage Grove on the west, 26th Street on the north, and…