Heritage
From the kitchens of South Shore to the tables of Bronzeville. A chronicle of how we feed each other into wellness.
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Community Spotlight | Issue 264
Dear Me Care Circle Honors The Caregivers
For the third year running, Dear Me Care Circle returns to honor the women who hold our families together. The caregivers, mothers, and matriarchs whose work too often goes unseen.
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Community 
Rainbow Push Coalition Annual Conference
The 55th annual conference returns to Chicago with a sharpened focus on economic justice, voting rights, and the next generation of organizers.
Business 
Reach Chicago's South Side | Where Culture Drives Commerce
Fourteen communities. Hundreds of thousands of residents. A buying power that national advertisers have ignored at their own cost.
Business 
South Shore Works | Revitalizing the Corridor
A block-by-block plan to bring back what was lost and protect what remains.
Culture
The Quarry Event Center | Chicago's South Side Premier Venue
A reclaimed industrial space, a new home for weddings and galas, and a stage for the South Side's next chapter.
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MOBE Symposium | Moving Our Boys to Excellence
Twenty-four years in, MOBE is still the gathering where mentors, fathers, and educators come to remind each other why this work matters.
From the Publisher
We tell the truth about this neighborhood, beautifully. We center the people whose work has built it and the people whose work is keeping it alive.
Yvette Moyo, Founder & Publisher
Real Men Charities
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Programs that anchor the work.
Real Men Cook
The longest-running Father's Day celebration of its kind in America, founded in 1989.
Real Women Cook
Wellness through recipe, kitchen, and community.
Food Wellness
Nutrition education and pantry partnerships.
Mental Wellness
Men's mental health programming and group support.
MOBE Symposium
Moving Our Boys to Excellence. Annual mentorship gathering, 24 years running.