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Black folks in Chicago Ski? | Charles Collects Ep. 3
YouTube video by Charles Preston
youtu.be
Love the fact that I can embed YouTube videos into Bluesky!
This is me diving into the past with this 1970s ski patch from Wendell Phillips High School! The history of this patch, the school, and the namesake represent a story worth telling. 🌲⛷️ #Chicago #ChicagoHistory
youtu.be/Ko8TGFYm_38?...
This is me diving into the past with this 1970s ski patch from Wendell Phillips High School! The history of this patch, the school, and the namesake represent a story worth telling. 🌲⛷️ #Chicago #ChicagoHistory
youtu.be/Ko8TGFYm_38?...
I love the Westside of Chicago.
January 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I love the Westside of Chicago.
Had some time to go over MLK’s Funeral Services on vinyl.
Full video here: youtu.be/bITSJ4fxQwI
Full video here: youtu.be/bITSJ4fxQwI
Dr. King's Funeral on Vinyl | Charles Collects Ep. 5
YouTube video by Charles Preston
youtu.be
January 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Had some time to go over MLK’s Funeral Services on vinyl.
Full video here: youtu.be/bITSJ4fxQwI
Full video here: youtu.be/bITSJ4fxQwI
♦️Maybe you know a building that’s an eyesore in your community and want to find out who owns it.
♦️Maybe you’re trying to “buy the block”.
♦️Maybe you’re looking to rent and want to research a potential new home.
♦️Maybe you’re just nosy like me.
This is the workshop for you:
♦️Maybe you’re trying to “buy the block”.
♦️Maybe you’re looking to rent and want to research a potential new home.
♦️Maybe you’re just nosy like me.
This is the workshop for you:
January 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
♦️Maybe you know a building that’s an eyesore in your community and want to find out who owns it.
♦️Maybe you’re trying to “buy the block”.
♦️Maybe you’re looking to rent and want to research a potential new home.
♦️Maybe you’re just nosy like me.
This is the workshop for you:
♦️Maybe you’re trying to “buy the block”.
♦️Maybe you’re looking to rent and want to research a potential new home.
♦️Maybe you’re just nosy like me.
This is the workshop for you:
Good morning from Chicago! As I was crate digging in Hyde Park Records, my eyes met a bright reddish album with the title "Africville" emblazoned on the cover. I immediately purchased it, took it home, and gave it a listen. This 14 minute video is the outcome:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-vw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-vw...
Africville? An album and history | Charles Collects Ep. 4
YouTube video by Charles Preston
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Good morning from Chicago! As I was crate digging in Hyde Park Records, my eyes met a bright reddish album with the title "Africville" emblazoned on the cover. I immediately purchased it, took it home, and gave it a listen. This 14 minute video is the outcome:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-vw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-vw...
Chicago Public Library calling me about overdo books.
I think they should come get it back in blood.
I think they should come get it back in blood.
December 4, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Chicago Public Library calling me about overdo books.
I think they should come get it back in blood.
I think they should come get it back in blood.
Wait, people talk around the dinner table?
Food must be mid.
Food must be mid.
November 27, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Wait, people talk around the dinner table?
Food must be mid.
Food must be mid.
Reposted by Charles Preston
📣 We’re hiring a senior reporter to investigate topics at the intersection of immigration and the court system in Cook County and Illinois. Salary range is $85-100k. Deadline to apply is Jan. 5. Learn more and apply here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
November 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM
📣 We’re hiring a senior reporter to investigate topics at the intersection of immigration and the court system in Cook County and Illinois. Salary range is $85-100k. Deadline to apply is Jan. 5. Learn more and apply here: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
Reposted by Charles Preston
police appropriations per capita, 2023 dollars
November 26, 2024 at 2:28 AM
police appropriations per capita, 2023 dollars
Reposted by Charles Preston
here's historic data on the size of the police force, police budget, and index crime going back to the 1960s.
November 26, 2024 at 1:40 AM
here's historic data on the size of the police force, police budget, and index crime going back to the 1960s.
At the age where I order the soup of the day.
November 23, 2024 at 8:52 PM
At the age where I order the soup of the day.
Found this ad for a mobile telephone in an old newspaper.
The Chicago Metro News
Saturday, December 12, 1987
The Chicago Metro News
Saturday, December 12, 1987
November 22, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Found this ad for a mobile telephone in an old newspaper.
The Chicago Metro News
Saturday, December 12, 1987
The Chicago Metro News
Saturday, December 12, 1987
I love that damn near all of Al Green’s love songs sound like gospel.
Romantic love is a spiritual act. It’s choirs singing and organs squealing.
Romantic love is a spiritual act. It’s choirs singing and organs squealing.
November 21, 2024 at 7:31 PM
I love that damn near all of Al Green’s love songs sound like gospel.
Romantic love is a spiritual act. It’s choirs singing and organs squealing.
Romantic love is a spiritual act. It’s choirs singing and organs squealing.
Reposted by Charles Preston
BREAKING: O’Malley loses retention, becoming 3rd judge in 6 years to be ousted by voters. Voters rejected the judge after Injustice Watch reported he claimed a Will County home as his primary residence and bar associations unanimously recommended against him.
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
O’Malley loses retention, becoming third judge in 6 years to be ousted by voters
For the third time in the past four elections, voters removed a Cook County judge from the bench — something which hadn’t happened in the previous three
www.injusticewatch.org
November 21, 2024 at 2:59 PM
BREAKING: O’Malley loses retention, becoming 3rd judge in 6 years to be ousted by voters. Voters rejected the judge after Injustice Watch reported he claimed a Will County home as his primary residence and bar associations unanimously recommended against him.
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
Reposted by Charles Preston
We need a Nia Long in Love Jones lookalike contest too…
Chicago, where’s the Kerry Washington lookalike contest so I can find my wife?
She was in a great Chicago movie called “Save The Last Dance” 😂
She was in a great Chicago movie called “Save The Last Dance” 😂
November 21, 2024 at 12:46 AM
We need a Nia Long in Love Jones lookalike contest too…
Chicago, where’s the Kerry Washington lookalike contest so I can find my wife?
She was in a great Chicago movie called “Save The Last Dance” 😂
She was in a great Chicago movie called “Save The Last Dance” 😂
November 21, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Chicago, where’s the Kerry Washington lookalike contest so I can find my wife?
She was in a great Chicago movie called “Save The Last Dance” 😂
She was in a great Chicago movie called “Save The Last Dance” 😂
OMG
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump says he will nominate wrestling billionaire Linda McMahon to be education secretary.
November 20, 2024 at 2:48 AM
OMG
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just so we’re clear: it’s free palestine over here too. 🇵🇸
November 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM
just so we’re clear: it’s free palestine over here too. 🇵🇸
Love the fact that I can embed YouTube videos into Bluesky!
This is me diving into the past with this 1970s ski patch from Wendell Phillips High School! The history of this patch, the school, and the namesake represent a story worth telling. 🌲⛷️ #Chicago #ChicagoHistory
youtu.be/Ko8TGFYm_38?...
This is me diving into the past with this 1970s ski patch from Wendell Phillips High School! The history of this patch, the school, and the namesake represent a story worth telling. 🌲⛷️ #Chicago #ChicagoHistory
youtu.be/Ko8TGFYm_38?...
Black folks in Chicago Ski? | Charles Collects Ep. 3
YouTube video by Charles Preston
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Love the fact that I can embed YouTube videos into Bluesky!
This is me diving into the past with this 1970s ski patch from Wendell Phillips High School! The history of this patch, the school, and the namesake represent a story worth telling. 🌲⛷️ #Chicago #ChicagoHistory
youtu.be/Ko8TGFYm_38?...
This is me diving into the past with this 1970s ski patch from Wendell Phillips High School! The history of this patch, the school, and the namesake represent a story worth telling. 🌲⛷️ #Chicago #ChicagoHistory
youtu.be/Ko8TGFYm_38?...
I believe some of the Twitter complaining about echo-chambers on Bluesky is simply because people don't want to lose their following and start from scratch, which is understandable.
November 19, 2024 at 1:41 AM
I believe some of the Twitter complaining about echo-chambers on Bluesky is simply because people don't want to lose their following and start from scratch, which is understandable.
Reposted by Charles Preston
@injusticewatch.org has a starter pack! Click here to follow our team of journalists investigating issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system go.bsky.app/JhFRDwe
November 18, 2024 at 7:26 PM
@injusticewatch.org has a starter pack! Click here to follow our team of journalists investigating issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system go.bsky.app/JhFRDwe
My hobby is collecting. Some people call it hoarding. I bought this cool ski patch in an Ebay auction and dug into some history.
Who knew that Chicago had a deep Black ski community in the 1970s?
Full video on my Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Who knew that Chicago had a deep Black ski community in the 1970s?
Full video on my Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
November 17, 2024 at 3:29 PM
My hobby is collecting. Some people call it hoarding. I bought this cool ski patch in an Ebay auction and dug into some history.
Who knew that Chicago had a deep Black ski community in the 1970s?
Full video on my Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Who knew that Chicago had a deep Black ski community in the 1970s?
Full video on my Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Duh.
Paul by decision in a very boring fight of him jabbing and running.
November 16, 2024 at 5:54 AM
Duh.
Paul by decision in a very boring fight of him jabbing and running.
November 16, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Paul by decision in a very boring fight of him jabbing and running.
Reposted by Charles Preston
📣 Attention, Cook County voters: If you felt strongly about voting “yes” or “no” for specific judges on your ballot this fall, we want to hear from you. Take our (short!) survey: airtable.com/appNrensvKp1...
November 14, 2024 at 11:34 PM
📣 Attention, Cook County voters: If you felt strongly about voting “yes” or “no” for specific judges on your ballot this fall, we want to hear from you. Take our (short!) survey: airtable.com/appNrensvKp1...
Reposted by Charles Preston
okay, here are 150 reporters and outlets covering the great city of chicago. i think the list was half this size last week!
this will be the last major update because
1. you can only have 150 people in a starter pack.
2. there are now more focused chicago journalism starter packs (a few below)
this will be the last major update because
1. you can only have 150 people in a starter pack.
2. there are now more focused chicago journalism starter packs (a few below)
November 13, 2024 at 9:51 PM
okay, here are 150 reporters and outlets covering the great city of chicago. i think the list was half this size last week!
this will be the last major update because
1. you can only have 150 people in a starter pack.
2. there are now more focused chicago journalism starter packs (a few below)
this will be the last major update because
1. you can only have 150 people in a starter pack.
2. there are now more focused chicago journalism starter packs (a few below)