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Grammy winning artist Common expanding South Side school, gives exclusive tour of new space
Grammy-award-winning artist Common is expanding his charter school on the South Side, and he gave ABC7 Chicago an exclusive tour of the new space.The expansion means more students can attend, and explore the arts.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchArt in Motion, which is in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood, is only about 2 miles from where Common grew up. During that time, there were very few schools for the arts, and hardly any on the South Side.The expansion is all about a dream realized, and more opportunities for youth."We are letting our city know: This is a...
Chicago college students demonstrate on 1-year mark of Oct. 7 attack
CHICAGO (CBS) -- While many stopped on Monday to mark one year since the deadly Hamas attack on Israel, student activists wanted to focus attention on the war in Gaza, which started soon after the attack.As student groups demonstrated on the campus of schools like DePaul University last year, some students walked out of their classes this year. Hundreds of students participated in Monday demonstrations on multiple Chicago colleges.Security wouldn't let CBS News Chicago on the property, so CBS News Chicago cameras caught a view from over the fence.Henna Ayesh, a DePaul student and lead organizer, said she's been involved...
Free Back Of The Yards Music Classes Inspiring Kids To Thrive, Learn
BACK OF THE YARDS — On a recent Tuesday, instruments resounded in the hallways of Agustin Lara Academy as Southwest Side students attended a free after-school music program. The People’s Music School, a nonprofit that has offered Chicagoans free music classes since 1976, started its Back of the Yards program in 2016. It has quickly grown, with 100 students from 35 Southwest Side schools joining this year. More students return every year, with an 80 percent retention rate, said Miriam Owens, the nonprofit’s president and CEO.
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