reClaiming Bronzeville

Podcast

Hear the stories about Bronzeville's history from the people who live here. Coming December 7, 2023.

Season 1

Neighborhood Pride

It’s complex, creative. It’s an amazing neighborhood. … is a true community. It is a community of diverse and passionate people who are as much a vibrant and essential part of the city as Wicker Park, Lincoln Park and all of those other places. It has so much to offer that often goes unrecognized. Appreciate it.

Sonya, Former Bronzeville Resident

It has a very rich historical context for black people. … I just kind of love the blackness of it all. Just kind of like being around my own people. There is a very rich vibrance and kind of like a sense of self, self awareness.

Mark, Current Bronzeville Resident

I can definitely say without a shadow of a doubt that Bronzeville is a really unique place within the city of Chicago, within the state of Illinois, within the greater United States and it is so much bigger than the sum of its parts.

Nita, Former Bronzeville Resident

Bronzeville is a community steeped in culture and history and birthed individuals with grit and, a sense of entitlement to excellence. … I think that if the walls and buildings could talk, they’d be able to tell a story and that narrative would be incredible because it has the potential to surpass what it once was.

Cliff, Bronzeville Business Owner

Welcome

Welcome to reClaiming Bronzeville! This site is dedicated to the preservation and sharing of the history of the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago and the stories of its residents – former and current.

Through the use of audio and visual media, as well as apparel, reClaiming Bronzeville wants to tell the story of a vibrant and engaging neighborhood through the lens of the people who know it best.

Feel free to connect with us to share your story.

Welcome to reClaiming Bronzeville.