Chicago Neighborhood Wants Obama Library
Another Chicago neighborhood is seeking to be the future home of the Barack Obama presidential library.
No official plans have been made yet. But residents in the historically black Bronzeville neighborhood say there's 37 acres there that are a perfect fit.
Harold Lucas, president of the Black Metropolis Convention & Tourism Council in the neighborhood, tells the Chicago Tribune that the neighborhood is the ideal place to tell the story of the nation's first black president. Bronzeville is where a number of black leaders, artists and pioneers worked or lived.
Several Chicago locations have expressed interest in the library, including an old U.S. Steel South Works site and the University of Chicago. The University of Hawaii has also been mentioned as a possibility.
(AP)
Latest Stories
- “BRONZEVILLE TRAIL” SOIL TESTING SCHEDULED BY COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
- Chicago Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Join African American Male Wellness Agency for 3rd Annual Black Men's Wellness Day
- Thornton Township High School District 205 Deploys ZeroEyes AI Gun Detection and Intelligent Situational Awareness Technology
- June is National Homeownership Month
- General Assembly Passes Giannoulias Measure Targeting Emerging Distracted Driving Threats from AI Wearable Technology
Latest Podcast
JERALD GARY- REGAL THEATER
