The Real Hyde Park – Chicago Hyde Park
Short stories & photos of people in Chicago's Hyde Park Neighborhood
Meet Gareth Ramsey. Gareth is a third year student at the University of Chicago majoring in music and minoring in astrophysics. Continue reading “Gareth Ramsey: a third year music major at the University of Chicago”
Meet Linda Henley. Linda is a servant of God! She loves serving people and organizations. She is a people person and try to uplift their spirits whenever they are down. Linda loves Hyde Park, and this is where she lives, works, eats, shops and exercises. Continue reading “Linda Henley: a servant of God, a people person and a Chicago Hyde Parker”
Meet Joel Maxime, Jr, a self-proclaimed “jack of all trades”. According to Joel, he’s well known as an artist; but, he studied violin as a child and sang in choir which inspired him to learn to play piano then verge into producing and managing musicians and vocalists. Continue reading “Joel Maxime, Jr: painter, illustrator, designer, musician, martial artist & film maker”
Meet Grace Chan McKibben. Grace is a consultant who work with nonprofit organizations to help them clarify strategies, optimize operations, and raise funds. She has a very broad background that includes higher education, government, corporate, advocacy, social service, arts management, language and ethnographic research, writing, editing, language translation, and consulting. Continue reading “Grace Chan McKibben: nonprofit fundraising consultant, clarify strategies & operations optimizer”
Meet Rachel ‘SunRai’ Henry. Rachel is a Project Manager with a passion for bringing people together. She is also the visionary behind the #liverichbewell movement, the founder of Seven Days of Bliss @sevendaysofbliss — a wellness platform for women of color, and the creator of SunRai’s Supper Club @sunraissupperclub. She creates spaces for people to come together and celebrate life. Continue reading “Rachel SunRai Henry: a passion for bringing people together”
Meet Naomy Grand’Pierre, she Haiti’s first female Olympic Swimmer and a student at the University of Chicago. She competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in the 50m freestyle. Outside of swimming and school, she loves photography and urban exploring on a warm sunny day. Continue reading “Naomy Grand’Pierre: Haiti’s first female Olympic Swimmer”