A Blog About Living in Chicago

Since the election of former President Obama back in 2008, it’s been so many horrible things written about the city of my birth that I decided to create a blog series about Chicago. Written by an actual Chicago native who has lived here since she was born with the exception of the seven months of when she lived in Minneapolis. She is me and this is my experience of Chicago.

My Latest Posts

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• The Shoes Are Visible. The Struggle Isn’tOctober 5, 2026
  I am tired of hearing people talk about Black folks like we are collectively standing outside Gucci every payday waiting to blow the rent money. According to some people, we… Read more: The Shoes Are Visible. The Struggle Isn’t
• Kicking It At David’s InnSeptember 29, 2026
  During school breaks, I would sometimes go to work with my mom. She was a cook at a restaurant called David’s Inn Restaurant and Cocktails on Michigan Avenue, and some… Read more: Kicking It At David’s Inn

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