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• Cecilia Vaisman, Shirley Jahad

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  Picture Me Rolling

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  Cecilia Vaisman, Shirley Jahad

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  Picture Me Rolling

  In his pursuit of the American dream, a young man finds himself at a crossroads.

  Shomari Kress wants to live the American dream: start his own business, make lots of money, drive a fast car. But like many other young African-American men in his south side Chicago neighborhood, he’s not sure how to realize that dream.

  Shomari’s world seems to offer him two options: low-paying service jobs or the lucrative, illegal drug trade. He finds himself at a crossroads, choosing between selling drugs and a low-paying, entry-level job.

  Originally broadcast on WBEZ’s Chicago Matters and NPR’s All Things Considered under the title “Picture Me Rolling: Shomari’s Story.” Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for reporting on the disadvantaged.

  Date

  September 1, 1997

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  All Things Considered, Chicago Matters (WBEZ)

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  Themes: Lives

  Regions: North America

  Media: Audio

  Other Contributors: Cecilia Vaisman

  Other Tags: poverty, Chicago, drugs, inner city, African-American, diary

• Cecilia Vaisman, Katie Davis

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  The Fire Within

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  Cecilia Vaisman, Katie Davis

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  The Fire Within

  African-American men in an Illinois prison describe their conversion to Islam in this 1996 documentary.

  A growing number of African-American men are converting to Islam while in prison. In this story you’ll meet several of them, all living in a medium-security prison in Logan, Illinois, and hear how the “call of Islam” fills a silence and a vacuum in their lives.

  The piece, produced for Chicago Public Radio’s “Chicago Matters,” is narrated by Katie Davis.

  Date

  1996

  Outlets

  Chicago Matters (WBEZ)

  Tags

  Themes: Lives

  Regions: North America

  Media: Audio

  Other Contributors: Cecilia Vaisman

  Other Tags: documentary, religion, islam, prison, Chicago