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Out of the Ghetto | |||||||
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In 1993, the audio diary of two teens from the south side of Chicago captivated radio audiences. The documentary went on to win nearly all the major awards in American broadcasting. This hour, we hear the original 1993 audio diary, followed by the thoughts of one of the boys as an adult fifteen years later. | |
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FIRST HALF Listen |
LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman were two kids who lived in and next to one of the most dangerous housing projects in Chicago. In 1993, they spent ten days recording their everyday activities -- from going to school to committing vandalism. They interviewed family members, in an attempt to find out why their parents drank – or who one of the boy’s father was. Their audio diary is a heart wrenching and uplifting account of life in the inner city. |
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In 2008, LeAlan Jones is now a football coach, lecturer, and a mentor to inner city youth in Chicago. He’s also a single father. LeAlan fills us in on how he grew up, and how he’s raising his own sons. |
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| THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
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