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 From Free Spirit Media. Check out their profile for more pieces. full post »

The folks at Free Spirit Media have started sharing excerpts from their Hoops High broadcast with Vocalo.org.  You can check out more about this summer high-school basketball tournament in North Lawndale-- organized and televised by Free Spirit Media... full post »

Edited from Free Spirit Media's video doc of the same name ("The Pocket"), this first installment is an introduction to a South Side Community (located in blue on the map above).   ... full post »

Edited from Free Spirit Media's video doc of the same name ("The Pocket"), this second installment relates stories of a South Side Community's violent reality. (picture taken outside of... full post »

Edited from Free Spirit Media's video doc of the same name ("The Pocket"), this third installment waxes nostalgic about a South Side Community's roots. (picture taken by John White) ... full post »

Edited from Free Spirit Media's video doc of the same name ("The Pocket"), this fourth installment explores a South Side Community's ascent out of a violent reality. (picture taken by D... full post »

Edited from Free Spirit Media's video doc of the same name ("The Pocket"), this final installment tackles the changing face of a South Side Community. (picture taken in Pilsen) full post »

Deals with the mind-altering effects of ecstasy (drug) use. full post »

Asks whether rap artists influence teens to use drugs, and briefly traces black popular music's historical relation to drug use. full post »