SELECTED RESOURCES

Bronzeville

Black Metropolis – A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City, by St. Clair Drake & Horace A. Clayton. Published by The University of Chicago Press. A seminal study of black life in Chicago in the first half of the 20th century.

Kings: The True Story of Chicago’s Policy Kings and Numbers Racketeers, by Nathan Thompson. Published by The Bronzeville Press. “Kings” describes a key era in Bronzeville’s history, where black ownership of the underground lottery was one key component of a diverse and thriving local economy. Available through http://www.policykings.com/.

Bronzeville Online: http://www.bronzevilleonline.com/. A web site devoted to promoting Bronzeville.
Centers for New Horizons: http://www.cnh.org/. The largest social service agency in Bronzeville and on Chicago’s Southside.

Chicago

City of Chicago: http://www.ci.chi.il.us/. The City of Chicago’s official web site.

Chicago Housing Authority: http://www.thecha.org/. The Chicago Housing Authority’s web site.

MacArthur Foundation: http://www.macfound.org/. The MacArthur Foundation is a major funder for community building initiatives in Chicago and around the U.S.

LISC: http://www.liscnet.org/chicago/. Local Initiatives Support Corporation works with community based development groups to transform distressed communities.

National

ICIC: http://www.icic.org/. The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City’s mission is to spark new thinking about the business potential of inner cities.

Magic Johnson: http://www.johnsondevelopmentcorp.com/. Magic Johnson invests in urban opportunities through ventures with Sony (theaters), T.G.I.Fridays (restaurants), Starbucks (coffee), and Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund (real estate).

Goldman Sachs: http://www.gs.com/client_services/urban_investment_group/. Goldman Sachs’ Urban Investment Group makes corporate and real estate investments in urban areas.