SoCHiology

Today is Chicago's 186th Birthday! Happy Birthday to the city that gave us the birthday line (S/O to Mike Luv and The Diz from WGCI). It's also Pisces season so does that mean Chicago is a Pisces? Or is there another zodiac that appropriately fits this great city that we love so much?

#chicagobirthday #chicago #zodiac #happybirthdaychicago

Today is Election Day in Chicago! The Mayor's office and multiple Alderman seats are up for grabs. So I had the perfect S.A.T ready for a few Chicagoans to catch them up to speed on two facts in regards to the the political climate in Chicago

#elections #electionday #chicagomayor #citycouncil #alderman #haroldwashington

The S.A.T (SoCHiology Awareness Test) is back! According to the Chicago Sun-Times there are 652 Chicago Public Schools open currently, and ONLY about 82 are named after Black people. Can you name at least 3 of them? Sounds easy for some, but for others it's puzzling. You can use the interactive search tool below to find out the namesake of your CPS elementary or high school below

https://graphics.suntimes.com/education/school-names/

#chicagopublicschools #blackchicago #chicago #blackhistory

Two Black men from the Southside dared to boldly go where no Black Chicagoan had gone before- which is to own a comic book store. "Captain" Marcell Kirk & Micheal "Superman Da Don" Davis are the owners of Blerds Underground, the only Black owned comic book store in Chicago & the midwest. This episode they share their zeal for comics and how they plan on making comics more accessible to Black people across the country

"Blerds Underground" is located at 15 1/2 South LaGrange Rd in LaGrange, IL. You can also check out their website here:

https://stores.comichub.com/blerdsunderground

#blerds #comics #comicbooks #chicago

The Chicago Transit Authority is the mass public transit system for the city of Chicago. This episode I talked with two CTA bus drivers and they go into GREAT detail about the things they witness everyday riding through the Chicago streets. Both are also content creators you can subscribe to their channels here:

+The Alaskan Pigeon: https://www.youtube.com/@jnaeques/streams

+AnTellem Entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/@antellementertainment2410

#cta #publictransportation #ctabus #chicago #OutWestIL

It's officially restaurant week in Chicago and who better to discuss food than the 'Food Guy' Steve Dolinsky. Steve is an award-winning food reporter with 4 decades of experience and currently works at NBC 5 Chicago. On this episode of SoCHiology he gives us a brief, but thorough, summary of the culinary culture here and explains why Chicago is the GREATEST food city in the country.

You can follow @SteveDolinsky on social media and subscribe to his podcast and purchase his books at www.SteveDolinsky.com

#thefoodguy #nbc #chicagofood #pizza #deepdishpizza #foodie

History must be documented, protected, and preserved at all costs. That is the mission of the Historical Preservation Society Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. Leila Wills is the Exec. Director & Co-founder of this organization whose mission is to gain landmark status for multiple locations in the city of Chicago (and state of Illinois) that were integral spots for the Black Panthers in the late 60s and early 70s. You can visit www.ILBPP.org to download a copy of the book which contains these addresses as well as a BPP calendar and to stay updated with Leila on this journey.

#blackpanthers #fredhampton #blackpower #chicago

Chicago had a white Christmas for 2022 and it was cold as....well let these Chicagoans tell it in their words.

#windchill #snow #chicagoweather #winter

Tonja Renée Stidhum is from the southside of Chicago and took a HUGE leap of faith by purchasing a one way ticket to LA and never looked back- while she navigated the world of big stars to fulfill her insatiable desire of storytelling.

IG & Twitter: @tonjastidhum

#Blackcreatives #morganpark #woodlawn #journalism #screenwriting

Will Quam started "Brick of Chicago" in 2016 and has been educating and enlightening Chicagoans ever since on Bricks. The use of bricks in architecture and construction, where bricks come from and how they are made, the orientation of bricks and more! This episode he gives insight on why he started this project and immerses us into his research. Visit his website to learn more

www.BrickOfChicago.com

IG: @BrickOfChicago

#bricks #architecture #neighborhoods #bungelows #2flats #3flats