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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Equity Look At Chicago’s High-stakes, High-stress High School Admissions Process

Last year 26,000 students applied to the city’s eleven selective enrollment high schools. Less than five thousand were offered spots. CPS says new changes to the admissions process will promote equity and access. Reset hears from the head of High Jump, a non-profit helping talented low-income middle schoolers prepare and apply for high school.
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Curious City - Chicago Is Where Black Cinema Took Root

Chicago was like Hollywood before Hollywood became the movie capital we know today. And Black directors were an important part of that early industry. In 1913 Willam Foster became the first Black director to make a film with an all Black cast. Yet most people have never heard of him. Reporter Arionne Nettles shares his story and the legacy he left behind.
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Curious City - Chicago Is Where Black Cinema Took Root

Chicago was like Hollywood before Hollywood became the movie capital we know today. And Black directors were an important part of that early industry. In 1913 Willam Foster became the first Black director to make a film with an all Black cast. Yet most people have never heard of him. Reporter Arionne Nettles shares his story and the legacy he left behind.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - First Salvo In Election 2022 Begins As Illinois Legislators Debate A Redrawn Congressional Map

Illinois’ population declined for the first time ever in the 2020 census, resulting in the loss of a U.S. House seat. Reset examines the new Congressional map drawn up by Illinois Democrats.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap Oct, 15 2021

Chicago historian and civil rights activist Timuel Black dies at age 102. Park District CEO Mike Kelly resigns over the city’s lifeguard abuse scandal. Plus, first lady Jill Biden visits Chicago to honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Reset goes beyond the headlines in our Weekly News Recap with host Sasha-Ann Simons.
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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - Timuel Black, Legendary Civil Rights Historian And Activist Dies At 102

Chicago civil rights activist and cultural icon Timuel Black died Tuesday at age 102. He was a historian, teacher, storyteller and music-lover who dedicated his life to ending segregation, voter disenfranchisement and discrimination. Reset pays tribute to the legend and speaks with several people who knew and worked with him.