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A Love and Hate with Chicago »
On Thusday, June 24, the Morning Zocalo was at My Soul Cafe, at 7201 S Exchange, in Chicago.
TJ Crawford of the Money, Power, Respect Report hosted a roundtable conversation with people from all walks of life in the City of Chicago on what they love, and hate, about the town they call home.
First, the conversation went into what's beautiful in Chicago:
And then, as any conversation about what's good in a city is bound to go at some point, it went to where to get the best food: (actually, almost any conversation winds up going this way eventually...)
Next, Chicago was compared to its mighty cousins to the West and to the East, LA, and New York:
And then the chip that Chicago carries on its shoulder came up:
As the conversation slipped from love to hate, it turned to what Chicago lacks:
And finally, to the $64,000, or $640,000, or 6.4 million dollar question, Where are the black owned businesses in Chicago?
You can join the roundtable conversation at My Soul Cafe every Thursday from 10:00am to 11:00am. The My Soul Cafe is at 7201 S Exchange Ave in Chicago.
Or listen to the conversation live 89.5FM, stream at Vocalo.org.
If you have a topic or issue you would like the roundtable to cover, or want to join in the conversation by email, let us know at Zocalo@Vocalo.org.
Let the Church Say AMEN! »
TJ Crawford of the Money, Power, Respect Report leads a live on air roundtable from the My Soul Cafe, 7201 S Exchange, on Thursdays at 10:00am.
On Thursday, June 17, Mr. Crawford brought some reverends and some people who just walked into the cafe together for a conversation on the state of the Church's service to the community in 2010, and how the methods of reaching people may change, even as the gospel stays the same.
Let The Church Say AMEN Part 1
Let the Church Say Amen Part 2
Don't talk to her mom about Pocahontas... »
Comedienne Josie Dykas went on a journey to explore her Aztec/Yaqui roots, and found out, among other things, never to point.
Do not ever point, at anything.
She talks about her journey to LA, her new show, and finding the roots of her comedy in her ancestors..
She directs and performs with Urban Indigenous , and you can see a clip of a documentary video here, in which her mom calls Pocahontas a traitor...
On June 10, The Zocalo was live from My Soul Cafe, at 7201 S. Exchange in South Shore.
TJ Crawford of the Money, Power, Respect Report hosted a conversation on building a business from the ground up.
Part One: How Stitch went from sewing to coffee beans.
Part Two: A Customer of the Cafe who built a new community center.
Part Three: Some People Make Money in South Shore and Take it Out.
Come join the live conversation on the Zocalo, at My Soul Cafe, 7201 South Exchange, every Thursday at 10:00am!
The work of M.A.S.H. »
TJ Crawford talks to staff at the M.A.S.H Unit about their work in South Shore providing violence prevention assistance to community residents by reaching out and acting as a link to youth and young adults.
M.A.S.H. stands for "Making A Lot Of Stuff Happen."
Conversation Part One: Crime is down on the routes where M.A.S.H. is present.
Conversation Part Two: What do you say to someone who is critical of people getting government assistance money?
Conversation Part Three: What guidance do young people need and who do they listen to?
The M.A.S.H. Unit is a project of The Black United Fund Of Illinois.
Tom 
