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In areas hit by CPS school closings, taxpayers have spent more money on incarceration than on education. We discuss. Angela Caputo of the Chicago Reporter joins Shantell & Luis live on the air to discuss the findings of the report along with ways that this realization impacts certain communities.

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BSS Feb Mid-Month Mash Up: fave journalists & bloggers talk about recent stories they liked/disliked/made them go WTF?

This is our February Mid-Month Mash Up where we invite our favorite journalists and bloggers to talk about the recent headlines that they liked, disliked, or that made them go WTF?!

Joining us in this discussion:
Salvador Munoz, a blogger and a community activist with the Latin Community Housing Association of Humboldt Park.

Angela Caputo of the Chicago Reporter

and

Steve Bynum of WBEZ

In this installment, we talk about cruise ships, school closings, and foreclosures (among many other topics).

The Barber Shop Show airs live from Carter’s Barbershop in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood on Fridays at 12pm CST. vocalo.org. Press play.

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On this week’s Barber Shop Show, we talk about the legacy and future of the Black Poetry Scene in Chicago.

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On this installment of the Barber Shop Show we talked to Chicago Public Schools high school students Lily Moore and Diamond Trusty.

They are also investigative journalists through the Columbia Links program (through Columbia College Chicago). They are creating work with a strongly anti-violence message. We also talked with that program’s executive director, Brenda Butler.

Plus, we spoke with Carlos Javier Ortiz. He is a photographer working with the Chicago Reporter. He talked about some of the stories he’s encountered while capturing images for his “Too Young to Die” photo essay project.

He also spoke about the power of combining photo documentary projects like his with investigative journalism.

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We checked in with 2 of our favorite local journalists who told us about news they liked/disliked/ made them say WTF?!

We also talked about the Listener’s Choice story: The recently uncovered video of a 35 year old homeless man’s 2010 death. He was allegedly caught shoplifting toothpaste at a CVS Pharmacy in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. The store manager was caught on tape strangling the homeless man, who ultimately died. No one was charged in the man’s death.

Listeners voted using a poll on the Chicago Reporter’s Chicago Muckrakers blog.

Join us live at Carter’s - 3622 W Cermak Road, or follow the conversation online.

Via twitter - @vocalo or @chicagoreporter

Or give us a call at 888-635-1112 and let us know what’s on your

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