skateboarding Meet the Group Proving Skateboarding Isn't Just For Young White Men The Chicago-based froSkate is a skating group welcoming BIPOC, queer, trans and nonbinary skateboarders into the scene, teaching them and creating a safe space.
skateboarding Meet the Chicago Skaters Creating a Safe Space For BIPOC and Queer People “A lot of us grew up skating alone, because we were the only ones who looked like us in the skate park.” Feeling that skateboarding was dominated by white men, skaters in Chicago formed the group froSkate. The group hosts meetups at local skate parks to welcome skaters with marginalized racial and gender identities into the scene. NBCLX Storyteller Jalyn...
boxville Boxville: How Used Shipping Containers Are Revitalizing a Chicago Community Chicago’s Boxville started with just one shipping container in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood that housed a single small business. Today, it has grown into a thriving marketplace that helps entrepreneurs by providing a less expensive way to start a small business. And, in doing so, it’s revitalizing the entire community.
chicago A Chicago Flower Business Is Helping At-Risk Kids Bloom On the South Side of Chicago, a floral business called Southside Blooms is helping at-risk kids to do just that – while beautifying the neighborhood at the same time. NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo visited Chicago to find out how this flower business is putting down strong roots in its community.
climate change Chicago Floods Could Get Worse Thanks to Climate Change The Great Lakes fluctuate often and floods in Chicago are nothing new. But officials will have to consider the impact of climate change and whether those floods could get worse. How will they be addressed? New York Times reporter and author Dan Egan discusses his recent piece on the Windy City’s flood patterns.
chicago These Bee Keepers Want to Bring Entrepreneurship ‘to The Hood' The West Side Bee Boyz created an urban apiary in Chicago, selling honey products and teaching inmates at Cook County jail a new set of skills. NBCLX’s Jalyn Henderson spoke with them about their company that seeks not to change “the hood,” but to bring opportunity to it.
rebound Rebound Season 3: Small Business Roundtable In season three of NBC’s Rebound, we gave three business owners cameras to document their journey as small Black-owned businesses in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The owners of Chicago’s Lingua Nigra jewelry company, Miami’s hair care brand Kazmaleje and DC’s Goodies Frozen Custard and Treats joined NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo to talk about the importance of supporting Black...
rebound ‘As a Black Creator, I've Had to Take Whatever I Can Get' With increased sales in the last year, Chicago-based Lingua Nigra founder and designer Alicia Goodwin hopes to move into a bigger space and expand her team to increase jewelry production. Being a Black, female-owned business, Lingua Nigra was in high demand as a social justice movement saw many around the country seeking to elevate and support Black-owned businesses. But she...
rebound The Year Without Photoshoots: Chicago Jeweler Forced to Get Creative with Pandemic Promotions Lingua Nigra largely depends on beautiful online publicity to display new and current pieces. Along with travel restrictions and travel fears, founder Alicia Goodwin found creative ways to keep her social media active and even bought an extra set of ears to help get the job done. After not being able to execute a photoshoot for new designs in...
rebound Once Reliant on Mail to Survive Pandemic, Jewelry Business Pivots Strategy Lingua Nigra founder Alicia Goodwin recounts last year’s delays with the U.S. Postal Service and explains how she manages sending out orders now. As more craft shows start to open, along with new mask guidelines in place, Goodwin decides to not rely on mail shipments as much. “That’s not a possibility for me,” Goodwin said.
