We Are Right Here: The Hope Constantly Buried

Through the decades of unfathomable trauma that grips certain areas of Chicago, many people overlook the theme of suffering that connects most stories of those that have and do reside there. Some are able to escape the insurmountable odds stacked against them, while many others unconsciously maintain the cycle of suffering. An undeniable truth, however, is that most Chicago natives have had their stories misinterpreted, forgotten, or suppressed.

In We Are Right Here, Chicago native Jeffrey W...