urban pioneers

<p>A collection of essays, poetry, and fiction from the Englewood community, compiled by a professor at Kennedy King College, and including the work of college students, high school students, and other community members.&nbsp;</p>ontributors continued: Gary Henry aka Zashura, Bridgett Vaughn, Barbara Floyd, Derrick English, Brian Bolden, Terry Clark, Jacquie Hood Martin, Ilyas Qawishabazz, Christopher Marchman, Arlicia Corley, Pavla Binkins, Sharon Williams, Haki Madhubuti, Desmond McFarlane, Julienne Thomas, Abe Mendez<br /> <br /> Keywords continued: Dr. Wayne D. Watson, Chrsitianity, City Colleges of Chicago, Murder, Million Man March, Poverty, Responsibility, Friendship, Burr Oak Cemetary, Lake Michigan, Native American,

Novel set in the mid-1980s chronicling the misadventures of two roommates living in a loft just west of the Loop. They are the only inhabitants of their neighborhood, save for a few hookers and homeless people. Together they confront the ugly sights, sounds and smells of this urban frontier.