The Real Hyde Park – Chicago Hyde Park
Short stories & photos of people in Chicago's Hyde Park Neighborhood
By Charles Mombo
Meet Naomi Tolbert. Naomi, 26-year-old, is the owner of Enameled Grace Pastries and a 2018 graduate of the University of Chicago with a Masters of Arts degree in International Relations. Continue reading “Naomi Tolbert – Owner of Enameled Grace Pastries”
Meet Robert Leaks. Robert is a Chicago native, a husband, the father of three sons, a barber stylist, an educator and an entrepreneur who is passionate about his work. His barbershop wall is lined with BARBICIDE® course certificates proving his dedication to the controlled of linfection in his barbershop. Robert also believes that education and mentoring are essential for the growth and development of our future generation. Continue reading “Master Barber Robert Leaks owner M.L.S Grooming”
Meet Lalitha Arnold. Lalitha is the owner of EnvyMe Hair Studio located at 1525 E. 55th Street, Chicago, IL 60615. A visionary and an entrepreneur at heart, she is also a mother of two adult children. Continue reading “Lalitha Arnold – owner of EnvyMe Hair Studio”
Meet Genesis Emery. Genesis is a social entrepreneur, a community philanthropist, the host and producer of the online show, “Mamas Making Money Mondays,” the founder of “The Little Dapper Collection,” and the founder of a children’s non-profit organization, “The Little Dapper Project.” Continue reading “Genesis Emery – a social entrepreneur and a community philanthropist”
Meet Michelle Kennedy. Michelle is the Founder, Producer, and Executive Director of the Chicago South Side Film Festival. Michelle is a South Side native who graduated from Kenwood Academy in 1991 and went on to earn degrees from the University of Wisconsin, The University of the West Indies, and Rutgers University. Continue reading “Michelle Kennedy: Executive Director of the Chicago South Side Film Festival”
Meet Ameenah Rashid. Ameenah is a recent graduate (2019) from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA). She earned her master’s degree in social work with a focus on policy and administration. Continue reading “Ameenah Rashid – a recent UChicago, MSW 2019 – social work graduate”
Meet Felicia Apprey Agyare. Felicia is a woman who lives to the beat of her own drum. She’s a people’s person, a lover of life and a person determined to make a small mark before she leaves this world. Continue reading “Felicia Apprey Agyare – the founder of The African LIFE”
Meet Johari Noelle. Johari is a Southside, Chicago-bred singer renowned as much for the timbre of her voice as her biting honesty. She is an identical twin and the oldest of her 4 sisters. Continue reading “Johari Noelle: things you can’t say out loud”
Meet Erik “Rico” Nance. Rico is the founder and owner of LiteHouse Whole Food Grill, Mikkey’s Retro Grill and The Soul Shack. Rico is also a minister who chooses to minister to God’s people in more of a non-traditional way. Continue reading “Erik Rico Nance: an entrepreneur, restaurateur and a non-traditional minister”
Meet Dasha Guyton. Dasha is a wife, sister, daughter, feminist, friend, entrepreneur, and by trade, a legal assistant specializing in intergovernmental child support law. Continue reading “Dasha Guyton: helping to curate experiences and a wardrobe you love”
Meet Maggie Brown. Maggie is a fun, vibrant, talented and passionate performing artist, concerned with using her voice to make positive change in the world. Continue reading “Maggie Brown: a passionate performing artist and daughter of Chicago’s greatest singer-songwriters”
Meet Nola Ade. Nola is positive energy that expresses herself through music! She loves to love and loves to see and put smiles on the faces of people that she can reach. She’s a bit more complex than that, but in a nutshell, that is who she is and who she strives to be! Continue reading “Nola Ade’s: positive energy is express through her music”