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Culture
Student-inspired ‘Wings’ Air Jordan 5s take flight — and change lives
Chicago high schoolers see their stories, and their artwork, immortalized
Sports
Shot in the head, a Chicago teen fights his way back onto the basketball court
Attacks like the one on Damari Hendrix are common — and most go unsolved
Culture
‘America to Me’ shows why all the black kids sit together in the cafeteria
Integration is just the first step in closing the racial achievement gap
Culture
Inspired by ‘Black Panther,’ the first WakandaCon celebrates black nerds
The inaugural convention offered a safe space for its attendees
The Uplift
Building Bridges Through Basketball seems to be working
The NBA, RISE and Under Armour partnership reinforces the need to bring youths and police officers together
Culture
Jordan Brand is giving kids full rides to college — no basketball experience needed
’To see young people learn they can go to college and don’t have to worry about money, it’s hard to put into words’
Sports
He coached Sloane Stephens to a US Open title, but Kamau Murray’s big goal is a youth tennis center in Chicago
He’s creating a pipeline of black tennis talent
The Uplift
Chicago minister Derrick B. Wells shares 12 steps to happiness
His new book draws lessons from the cult martial arts movie ‘The Last Dragon’
Culture
‘The Chi’ and ‘South Side’ go beyond the violent rep of Second City’s South Side
Is television finally starting to represent the real Chicago?