After a couple of weeks off we return back to Rockford Reading Daily to continue dissecting High-Risers by Ben Austen. In this episode we learn about the dangers youth face in public housing communities and about the inhumane nature of mass incarceration.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we read about the continuing decline of the conditions in the Cabrini-Green homes and the choices made by CHA and the Chicago city government to address them.

In this episode we learn about the gangs that existed in Chicago during the 1960’s, the shooting of two police officers at the Cabrini Green High-Risers, and speak about the illegitimacy of policing in communities of color.

In this episode we continue reading High-Riser by Ben Austen.

In this chapter we read about the experiences of children in the Chicago High-Risers. We also learn about Martin Luther King Jr.’s efforts to end segregation and substandard livi by conditions in Chicago.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we finish reading chapter 2 of High-Risers and discuss the building of public housing in Chicago and Mayor Daley.

In this episode we read about and discuss the addition of more public housing in Chicago and the ways that racists white people fought against black people moving into the area.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we continue reading High-Risers by Ben Austen and learn about public housing in Chicago.

In this episode we continue to learn about Dolores and Huberts experience living in the South Side of Chicago. We also learn about the conditions surrounding public housing during the early and mid 1900’s.

In this episode of Rockford Reading Daily we begin reading High-Risers by Ben Austen and discuss black migration to Chicago and the slums that were in existence during the early and mid 1900’s.