[Chicago 21]
Interviews conducted by students from Ruiz Belvis about a bar that had recently burned down.
Interviews conducted by students from Ruiz Belvis about a bar that had recently burned down.
High school students interview people on the streets of the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago.
High school students interview people on the streets of the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. They discuss the economy, treatment of the elderly, and the impact of Ronald Reagan’s presidency on their lives.
A drag competition at Chicago music and performance venue Club LaRay, followed by a DJ set featuring early House music with footage of club patrons dancing.
The Sons of Sappho (later known as the Sappho Socialites), founded by Yvonne Hudson and Ernestine Medley in 1965, was a group of black lesbians in the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to celebrating their identities and forming community. This video features footage from a 1995 reunion of the Sons of Sappho, including video of the event and interviews with its members.
This video contains footage from the runway of a voguing ball in the tradition of the Ballroom Scene, hosted by the House of Avant Garde, a Chicago-based space highlighting Black and queer performers.
An episode of Message to the Grassroots, a cable access talk show produced & hosted by Michael Zinzun from 1988-1998 at Pasadena Community Access Corporation, which is now Pasadena Media.
Cook County Hospital workers rally on October 13, 1979 at Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago. They are trying to prevent the hospital from closing.