Blok by Blok Chicago

What sparks youth’s interests? A personal challenge or a community issue, or simply a matter of taste!

We brainstormed about things we enjoy and why they spark our interest. Even though we worked as a group, topics were explored and research was made individually.

Summer 2023 @ El Centro from Northeastern Illinois University.

Production and conversations by Samantha, Citalli, Jaqui, Lily.

Music by Antoine, Johnathan and Chance from the Beat by Beat Program.

Edited by Shelby.

What sparks youth’s interests?

A personal challenge or a community issue, or simply a matter of taste!

We brainstormed about things we enjoy and why they spark our interest. Even though we worked as a group, topics were explored and research was made individually.

Summer 2023 @ El Centro from Northeastern Illinois University.

Production and voice by Antoine.

Music by Antoine, Johnathan and Chance from the Beat by Beat Program.

Edited by Shelby.

Landscape architect Ujijji Davis Williams, PLA, ASLA, facilitated a community workshop that looked at opportunities to commemorate, restore, and preserve the Slumbusters Garden in North Lawndale. Presented by the Chicago Architecture Biennial in partnership with The North Lawndale Greening Committee, Under the Grid, Freedom House Chicago, Open Architecture Chicago, Trust for Public Land, and Farm on Ogden.

This episode is partially sponsored by the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Music Tracks by Beat by Beat.

In this episode the members from the Bussy Kween Power Trip band describe in detail their ideal monument. This seventh season of Blok by Blok was inspired by conversations with one of Chicago skateboard legends Jesse Neuhaus (@jesse_t_neuhaus.) Wave Function as he calls it, is an ideal monument that you admire from afar, maybe hop, ride or simply sit on it.

Initially these conversations took place in Skateparks around the city in Spring and Summer of 2021. Most recently these dialogues moved to multiple projects from the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2021 (@chicagoarchitecturebiennial.)

This episode is brought to you as part of Night out in the Parks from the Chicago Park District.

Conversations among Bussy Kween Power Trip members Briana, Khalyle and PT.

Produced by Blok by Blok.

Edited by Timothy McNulty.

Original music by Sam from Beat by Beat.

Live Podcast music by:

The Rip Ups

https://ripups.bandcamp.com/releases

Bussy Kween Power Trip https://bussykweenpowertrip.bandcamp.com/

In this episode two generations apart share their stance on monuments. This seventh season of Blok by Blok was inspired by conversations with one of Chicago skateboard legends Jesse Neuhaus (@jesse_t_neuhaus.) Wave Function as he calls it, is an ideal monument that you admire from afar, maybe hop, ride or simply sit on it.

Initially these conversations took place in Skateparks around the city in Spring and Summer of 2021. Most recently these dialogues moved to multiple projects from the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2021 (@chicagoarchitecturebiennial.)

This episode is brought to you as part of Night out in the Parks from the Chicago Park District.

Conversations among Allison, Michael, August, Jadi, and Samuel.

Produced by Blok by Blok.

Edited by Timothy McNulty.

Original music by Sam from Beat by Beat.

This seventh season of Blok by Blok was inspired by conversations with one of Chicago skateboard legends Jesse Neuhaus (@jesse_t_neuhaus.) Wave Function as he calls it, is an ideal monument that you admire from afar, maybe hop, ride or simply sit on it. Even though Jesse is not in these recorded conversations, his ideals and great perspective triggered this ongoing conversation about public space, and monuments reinterpretation.

Initially these conversations took place in Skateparks around the city in Spring and Summer of 2021. Most recently these dialogues moved to multiple projects from the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2021 (@chicagoarchitecturebiennial.)

Wave Function is an itinerant live Podcast around the city inspired by these conversations.

This episode is brought to you as part of Night out in the Parks from the Chicago Park District.

Conversations among Allison, Michael, August, Jadi, and Samuel.

Produced by Blok by Blok.

Edited by Timothy McNulty.

Original music by Sam from Beat by Beat.

This seventh season of Blok by Blok was inspired by conversations with one of Chicago skateboard legends Jesse Neuhaus (@jesse_t_neuhaus.) Wave Function as he calls it, is an ideal monument that you admire from afar, maybe hop, ride or simply sit on it. Even though Jesse is not in these recorded conversations, his ideals and great perspective triggered this ongoing conversation about public space, and monuments reinterpretation.

Initially these conversations took place in Skateparks around the city in Spring and Summer of 2021. Most recently these dialogues moved to multiple projects from the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2021 (@chicagoarchitecturebiennial.)

Wave Function is an itinerant live Podcast around the city inspired by these conversations.

This episode is brought to you as part of Night out in the Parks from the Chicago Park District.

Conversations among Allison, Michael, August, Jadi, and Samuel.

Produced by Blok by Blok.

Edited by Timothy McNulty.

Original music by Sam from Beat by Beat.

Monica shares her experience as a partner, abolitionists, mother and grandmother after serving a 20 year prison sentence.

Sojourner Scholar group of students reporting from the Imagining America Conference that took place in Chicago the summer of 2018.

The goal of Sojourner Scholars is to provide South Side students in public high schools with college-level arts and humanities-based courses and exposure to and engagement with local cultural resources early on in their high school education.

Correspondents Tia De'Trayon and Danita Verner.

Producers Tia De'Trayon and Annissia Collins

Music by Samuel from Beat by Beat —a Blok by Blok program—

Presenters Amber Ginsburg and Sara Black describe their personal experience promoting new ideas among community and family members. For more information about the Healing Village please visit http://www.sarablack.org/

and http://www.projectfielding.org/, also http://www.projectfielding.org/portfolio/resistance-architecture-stop-healing-village-2018/

Sojourner Scholar group of students reporting from the Imagining America Conference that took place in Chicago the summer of 2018.

The goal of Sojourner Scholars is to provide South Side students in public high schools with college-level arts and humanities-based courses and exposure to and engagement with local cultural resources early on in their high school education.

Correspondents and producers Cassandra Hickmon and Jaelan Vanable.

Music by Samuel from Beat by Beat —a Blok by Blok program—

Sojourner Scholar group of students reporting from the Imagining America Conference that took place in Chicago the summer of 2018.

The goal of Sojourner Scholars is to provide South Side students in public high schools with college-level arts and humanities-based courses and exposure to and engagement with local cultural resources early on in their high school education.

Correspondents and producers Na'Kiya Nash-Prince, Jasmyn Pettis, and Alphaeaus McCoy.

Music by Samuel from Beat by Beat —a Blok by Blok program—

To learn more about the Sojourner Scholars please visit https://www.ilhumanities.org/search/sojourner/