Category: People

Just off the lobby at the gated North Lawndale campus of the social service agency UCAN sits a room where women, mainly mothers, convene for hours sharing stories about their lives and children, their successes and frustrations. This is a safe space, one where the violence that touched these women’s lives isn’t the focal point. Instead, some young moms try to juggle feeding a teething baby while sharing their hopes. Even though there are vulnerabilities, humor finds its way in to the conversations, and hugs are given freely. The women build camaraderie through activities like horseback riding, paint-and-sip events at […]

At a time when the consolidation of journalism endeavors is producing a homogenized journalistic landscape given hedge fund/private equity firm ownership, local journalism outlets are growing with young people at the helm ready to address voids in the field. And initiatives have spawned to support those endeavors, including ”Press Forward,” a pledge of half a billion dollars to support local news operations and stop inequities of coverage; and the creation of the National Trust for Local News, a nonprofit aimed to keep newspapers locally accountable in at-risk communities. In keeping with that momentum, Jupiter Magazine’s first issue launched on Jan. […]