GUIDED BUS TOUR WITH LAURICE BELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SHOREFRONT LEGACY CENTER, WHO WILL SHARE HISTORY WITH YOUR GROUP ON SUBJECTS INCLUDINGEARLY BLACK COMMUNITIES ON THE NORTH SHORE
- RED LINING
- REPARATIONS AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC SUCCESS
- HISTORY OF BLACK HOUSING AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AND WHY THE EAST SIDE IS GREENER.
FOLLOWING THE TOUR, YOU'LL VISIT SHOREFRONT LEGACY CENTER IN EVANSTON.
SATURDAY, SEPT 19, AT 11:00 AM. BOARD THE BUS IN FRONT OF FREE FLOW KITCHEN AT 1623 SIMPSON ST, EVANSTON, IL 60201. THE TOUR LASTS ABOUT 90 MINUTES, WITH AN OPTION TO HAVE LUNCH WITH LAURICE BELL AT FREE FLOW KITCHEN.
SHOREFRONT'S MISSION IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND SHARE THE HISTORIES OF BLACK INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE LIVED, SOMETIMES INVISIBLY, THROUGHOUT CHICAGO'S SUBURBAN NORTH SHORE. HERE, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND LEARN FROM A LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADER.
COMPLETE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH LUNCH AT FREE FLOW KITCHEN, A BLACK-OWNED BUSINESS IN EVANSTON. EVERYONE WILL BUY THEIR OWN LUNCH, WHICH WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $20.00 OR LESS.