In this episode, South Sider and founder of the Haitian American Museum, Elsie Hector Hernandez, shares her story of how a trip to Haiti made her determined to change the narrative told about her home country._____You can learn more about the H

Episode 4 - I Was More

Dec 20th, 2018 20m 30s

This episode picks up where the last one left off. We suggest you listen to them in order. At age 18, Marshan Allen was sent to prison with real murderers where he was supposed to spend the rest of his life. But he was determined that it would

Episode 3 - Law Of Accountability

Dec 5th, 2018 49m 17s

It’s easy to pathologize and label people and places when you don’t know their story. In this episode, Marshan Allen tells his story of how he went from being a kid who enjoyed riding his bike to facing life in prison at age 15.

Episode 2 - Planting In The Desert

Nov 14th, 2018 9m 40s

In this episode, DeAndre Brooks tells his story of how he came to be running a farm in Englewood that grows fresh produce in a food desert.DeAndre Brooks is a Woodlawn native who took an unlikely path to urban farming. Today he is the farm mana

Episode 1 - Back To Roseland

Oct 31st, 2018 18m 6s

In this episode, Roseland native Rayshauna Gray tells her story of how she went from Roseland to Harvard, but not in the way that you'd expect.Rayshauna Gray is a Chicagoan living in Cambridge. She's thrilled to be living her childhood dream of