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  [Chicago Slices raw: Rhonda Daniels]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices

  Raw footage for “Chicago Slices,” a series about everyday life in Chicago. This tape features Rhonda Daniels, a cartoon artist who lives in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Daniels talks about her art as a way to express and educate about life in the “urban jungle” and demonstrates her artwork while she talks about the challenges of life in the city, including racism, drugs, crime, and poverty.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Joe Cummings On Skokie Public Transportation]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2

  SKOKIE 60076: JOE CUMMINGS examines Skokie transportation and rides CTA bus #97: Interviews with GLADYS GLAZER, MRS. JEAN BLITT, FRANK the bus driver, PAT HARRINGTON about her hair, and ANTHONY HARRIS, about his hat.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Oscar Brown, Jr. And Family]

  Andrew Jones, Black, Chicago, Chicago Slices, Communities, GDDF, NHPRC-2, Tom Weinberg

  OSCAR BROWN JR. AND FAMILY perform their hits such as “Watermelon Man” and “Africa” at Spices Jazz Bar. Interviews with OSCAR BROWN JR., his new wife JEAN PACE BROWN, and children OSCAR III (BO BO), MAGGIE, CALVIN BRUNSON (KOCO), and AFRICA PACE BROWN about their cultural identity and history.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Woodcarver]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2

  PETE LOBO NEMEC, woodcarver and owner of LOBOS WOODWORKS in Rogers Park, interviewed about his craft and carves some wood; amusing story about scaring neighborhood children with wood-carved voodoo masks.

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  [Chicago Slices raw : Ben Joravsky interviews Candace Howell]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, Doug Sawyer, GDDF, NHPRC-2

  Raw footage for the TV program Chicago Slices. In this video, journalist Ben Joravsky interviews Candace Howell at her building in Edgewater, a followup to his 1992 feature on Howell’s success reducing crime in her building.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: What The El?]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, GDDF, NHPRC-2

  Raw footage for “Chicago Slices,” a 1994-1995 television series on WPWR about life in and around Chicago. This footage was shot for a segment called “What the El?,” where host Judy Markey approaches random people on Chicago’s elevated train and asks them questions. This tape features 2 guessers and cutaways on the “El” and at N. Clybourn Station.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: Ben Noven]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices

  In this camera original tape shot for the television series “Chicago Slices,” Karen Hutt interviews Ben Noven, an Uptown high school student. For a 15 year old, Ben is quite articulate as he talks about his school, his take on the adult world, gangs, and race relations, among other topics.

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  [Chicago Slices raw: CTA graffiti contest]

  Chicago, Chicago Slices, Communities, Latinx

  Raw footage for “Chicago Slices,” a series about everyday life in Chicago. This video features interviews with graffiti artists Anthony Lewellen, Chris Silva, Jesus Rodriquez, Castillo Perez, and Greg Penrice. These five young men created a large mural called “Uriginal Flavor” as part of a contest sponsored by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). They display their artwork, which was chosen as the winning piece, in Logan Square and meet with media representatives at the press conference highlighting the contest. They discuss their artwork, the meaning behind it, techniques they use, and the process of creating graffiti art.