The Bears have hired Jennifer King as an offensive assistant, making her the first female coach in Bears history. King previously served as the assistant running backs coach for the Commanders for four seasons. trib.al/Y3Dclcr

Congrats Landmarks Illinois!!! What a delicious and wonderfully important effort preserving the beautiful Ebony Test Kitchen. m.facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Chicago Housing Commissioner Marisa Novara leaving Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, the highest-profile voluntary departure yet from Lightfoot’s Cabinet and one of the most well respected people in previous admin. Story Chicago Tribune
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Check out this webinar on 7/20 with National Public Housing Museum Executive Director Lisa Yun Lee, who is also a Field board member.

Join Next City on July 12 for a discussion on long-standing, hardwired narratives that show up in the community development sector & keep us from doing the #RacialEquity work that so many of us are trying to do. Mordecai Cargill Lisa Yun Lee Lucas Grindley bit.ly/43nMzO2

#thewomankingofcomedy slayed in Chicago. So fiercely funny and political. I ❤️ Gina Yashere everyone run to see her!!!

Celebrate Father's Day today and Juneteenth tomorrow with this special message from Khaliah Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali and Co-Chair of our Power of Place Campaign.

#Juneteenth #SocialJustice #FathersDay #MuhammadAli #Boxing #PublicHousing

WATCH LIVE: Mayor Johnson joins Deputy Mayor Kenya Merritt, Chief Equity Officer Candace Moore, DCASE Commissioner Erin Harkey and other community leaders to make a grant announcement.
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Today, Mayor Johnson publicly pledged to build the Burge Torture Survivors Memorial to a cheering crowd of Chicagoans at the city's Juneteenth flag event. Survivor Anthony Holmes was honored as a featured speaker.

Quilters from Across the Nation Gather In Durham For a Juneteenth Celebration of the Art Form indyweek.com/culture/quilte…

Thanks to LeBron James for addressing housing insecurity! thespun.com/nba/los-angele…

DOH is proud to be working with CDPH | Chicago Department of Public Health on the conversion of the 40th ward's Diplomat Motel into transitional #housing with on-site #mentalhealth and medical services for those experiencing #homelessness .

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Hey the Kindle version of Battle of Lincoln Park is available! amazon.com/Battle-Lincoln… (But of course if you're getting the hard copy you should still get it straight from Belt: beltpublishing.com/products/battle)

We’re doing “museum store” a bit differently ⬇️

Instead of a traditional model, we will have a co-op that amplifies the entrepreneurial history of public housing and promotes economic equity. The Cornerstore Co-op did a site visit at the museum recently!

#PublicHousing #Coops

Join us at CHM on Tues., 5/9, 6–8pm, as Lisa Yun Lee, executive director of National Public Housing Museum, speaks about the history, vision, & future of the NPHM. $35; includes dinner: ow.ly/JVrs50NQVZk

The Warehouse, at 206 S. Jefferson St., received a preliminary landmark recommendation from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks today. From 1977 to 1982, the three-story West Loop building served as the dance club where House music was born, led by pioneering DJ Frankie Knuckles.

🎉 Tiff Beatty is Promoted to NPHM Associate Director!🎉 She'll be taking her expertise in innovative programming and community organizing to a whole new level as she provides strategic leadership for the entire museum.

#MuseumWorkers #MuseumsAreNotNeutral #NationalPublicHousing

On bell hooks disrupting the academic appropriation of knowledge: “Give yourself a PhD and give yourself the letters.” Rebecca Walker at Brown University Symposium honoring Lani Guinier & bell hooks.

This is happening. DJ Spinderella is the guest curator of the music room at the national public housing museum. theroot.com/spinderella-to…

We're excited to welcome Maudlyne Ihejirika to our Field Foundation team, managing our Media & Storytelling portfolio. Maudlyne spent 29 years with Chicago Sun-Times and is an award-winning reporter & columnist. She brings deep knowledge to this role & we look forward to our work together!