Omar Gayle, 40, who has three children still in Jamaica, talks about why he came to the United States.
On the Block: Kicking heroin
Mike C., 34, is a homeless student, trying to kick his drug addiction.
On the Block: The psychology of inequality
Lonnie Hughes talks about the black-white wage gap in the 1960s South, and how people were conditioned to accept it.
On the Block: ‘These kids need us’
Joyce Williams loves Sherman Park: the neighborhood and the park. She raised her own children there and is concerned about the kids who live there now.
On the Block: Sherman Park peacemaker
Early this summer, Vaun Mayes, 29, and his colleagues founded Program the Parks to bring organized activities and role models to Sherman Park.
On the Block: Sense of community
Christine James, 37, talks about raising her children on Vilet Street in the Martin Drive neighborhood.
On the Block: ‘They’re in my heart’
Jack Daniel Reese, 56, talks about his family, many of whom have passed away.
On the Block: Mind over matter
Michael Stephens, 58, talks about what his life has been like since losing both legs to diabetes.
On the Block: Common man
Douglas Harris, 68, says presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump need to empathize with everyday Americans.
On the Block: A place to talk
Victor Smith, a Northwest Side resident, sometimes spends his Saturday mornings at 9th & Ring with the young men of We Got This.
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