Category: Blog Vs Vlog
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The Quiet Momentum: A Legacy Refuses to Rest
The Quiet Momentum: From the Last Pillar Standing to the Next Century: Why Hirsch’s Story Continues The narrative arc of Hirsch Metropolitan High School is one forged in the foundational American tension between architectural promise and systemic failure. When the original Capstone investigation, “Hirsch: The Last Pillar Standing,” concluded, it left readers with a profound question:…
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Hirsch: The Last Pillar Standing
100 Years of Legacy, Loss, and Love in Chicago’s South Side By Christopher Tru Hood Hirsch: The Last Pillar Standing 100 Years of Legacy, Loss, and Love in Chicago’s South Side. A Multimedia Capstone by Christopher “Tru” Hood The clock above Hirsch Metropolitan High School’s main hall has ticked for nearly a century. From…
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Your Voice: No Kings, Just Stories
Your Voice: No Kings, Just Stories https://youtu.be/tGUo2_OK1js?si=vIeGHjitv2oe9kQ1 In today’s world, we hear a lot about freedom — freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought. And yet, when we look around, it often feels like that freedom is more fragile than we were taught to believe. From the skyscrapers of Chicago to the streets…
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A Divine Disruption: How a Brother’s Music is Healing a City’s Trauma
A Divine Disruption: How a Brother’s Music is Healing a City’s TraumaBy Christopher Tru Hood Zeke Locke – https://livefreeillinois.org/ On the eve of Independence Day, inside the historic sanctuary of APC Morgan Park on Chicago’s South Side, the room felt like a pressure valve opening. The SOVA Gospel Mass Choir—an international ensemble from Geneva—rose in a…
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Celebrating Black Legacy: The Enduring Significance of the Bud Billiken Parade
Celebrating Black Legacy: The Enduring Significance of the Bud Billiken Parade By Christopher Hood CHICAGO (Aug. 17, 2025) For nearly a century, Chicago’s South Side has claimed the second Saturday in August as its own holiday. The Bud Billiken Parade, now in its 96th year, marched again this weekend down King Drive with all the…
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Healing Voices Uplifts South Side with Global Sound and Local Heart
Healing Voices: A Sound of Restoration Echoes in Morgan Park By Christopher Tru Hood On the South Side of Chicago, where trauma and triumph often collide, something extraordinary broke through the noise — a sound not of protest, but of healing. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q3milfzh8dghttps://youtu.be/npqkXj9stho On the evening of July 3, 2025, inside the historic walls of APC…
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Lamar Creation: A Portrait of Passion and Perseverance
Lamar Creation: Building Legacy One Beat at a Time On the North Side of Chicago, tucked between the echoes of elevated trains and the soul of the city, you’ll find Creation Sound Studios — the home and heartbeat of Lamar Creation. He’s not just another artist trying to “make it.” He’s a visionary, an engineer,…
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“Still Standing: After a Stroke Nearly Killed Him, This Chicago Father Found Strength in the Fight for His Life”
“Still Standing: After a Stroke Nearly Killed Him, This Chicago Father Found Strength in the Fight for His Life” By Christopher “Tru” Hood South Side Chicago | Special Report “There’s always green on the other side. There’s always more.” — Jonathan Overton. A sudden rush of pressure, a collapse, and the realization that his body…
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Reality Rules: How Streaming, Storytelling, and Self-Worth Are Shaping the New Creative Economy
🎬 Reality Rules: How Streaming, Storytelling, and Self-Worth Are Shaping the New Creative Economy By Christopher Tru Hood Founder, Tru Hood Studio LLC | Journalist | Tech Educator | Cinematographer | Father & Dreamer There was a time when we all waited for Thursday night TV. Primetime drama. A scripted escape from our real…
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When Supporting Black Businesses Becomes Just a Hashtag
When Supporting Black Businesses Becomes Just a Hashtag A Reflection from Tru Hood I’m gonna say this once, and I’m leaving it alone. Chicago, I love you, but I’m disappointed. Tired. Hurt. And honestly… done with the fake love. We chant “support Black businesses,” we shout “protect Black men,” we scream “unity,” but as…