Podcasts about lolly bowean

American democracy is facing very serious challenges, as we have noted in much of our work (see just a few examples here and here and here). One of the greatest threats is that posed by misinformation and disinformation, as many Americans turn away from credible news and information sources and instead rely on low-quality outlets. With this in mind, on November 2, 2021, we hosted a panel to discuss the importance of journalism in restoring our democracy. Our panel included: Jason Adrians, executive editor for the Wisconsin State Journal and national editor for Lee Enterprises Lolly Bowean, program officer at the Field Foundation (formerly with the Chicago Tribune and Times-Picayune) Michael Deas, journalism faculty member at Northwestern University (formerly with the Chicago Tribune)     Episode music: “Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar (creative commons) “Make Your Dreams Reality” by Scott Holmes Music (creative commons) "Reading by Lamplight” by Maarten Schellekens (creative commons) “Happy Trails (To You)” by the Riders in the Sky (used with artist's permission)     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode you meet Lolly Bowean. Lolly is the program officer for Media & Storytelling at the Field Foundation. Before joining the Field, she worked as a general assignment reporter at the Chicago Tribune for more than 15 years and had a particular focus on urban affairs, youth culture, housing, minority communities and government relations. She wrote primarily about Chicago’s unique African-American community and the development of the Obama Presidential Center. During her tenure, she covered the death of Nelson Mandela, how violence was lived and experienced in troubled neighborhoods, and the 2008 election and inauguration of President Barack Obama. Most recently, she wrote about the election of Chicago’s first African-American woman Mayor, Lori Lightfoot. In addition, she’s covered Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the last gathering of the original Tuskegee Airmen. Before joining the Chicago Tribune, Bowean covered suburban crime, government and environmental issues for the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. She has been published in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe, Lenny Letter and Longreads. She has served as a contributing instructor for the Poynter Institute and lectured at the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and is the former program officer for the Chicago Headline Club. She was a 2017 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and is a Studs Terkel Award winner. In 2019 she became the first African-American awarded the Gene Burd Urban Journalism Award. She is a Pulitzer prize nominated writer who lives on the South Side of Chicago. If you attended The CLIMB then you already know about Lolly Bowean, wordsmith extraordinaire. Her "what's your career story?" session had us all thinking about how we effectively articulate this career journey that we are on. Because everyone loved her so much I thought I'd bring her back so that we can hear a bit of her career story, spoiler alert, she was the first African-American awarded the Gene Burd Urban Journalism Award! Some of the things that stood out to me during our conversation were about:⁠ - Knowing what your sword is. - Attracting opportunities. - Public V. private career battles. - Shattering glass ceilings. - Belonging. Enjoy!

Mayor Lori Lightfoot blocks a six-month delay on recreational weed sales starting Jan.1. Cook County Board proposes a 3% pot tax. Plus Gov. JB Pritzker signs a pension consolidation bill,Reset breaks down these stories and more in WBEZ’s Chicago and Illinois News Roundup.GUESTS: A.D. Quig, government and politics reporter at Crain’s Chicago BusinessClaudia Morell, WBEZ City Hall reporterLolly Bowean, Chicago Tribune reporter

Chicago Tribune reporter Lolly Bowean, ProPublica Illinois reporter and columnist Mick Dumke and Hannah Meisel from The Daily Line dive into the biggest local news stories of the week. They'll give their takes on Mayor Lightfoot vs. the Chicago Police Dept., Gov. Pritzker vs. anti-abortion forces, supporters of open parks in Chicago vs. the Obama Center, and much more. 

For many African Americans, style has never been simply about keeping up with the latest trends or adhering to what one would consider chic. After the Great Migration--the movement of millions of black Americans out of the rural South--style also signaled financial success and social clout, despite racial prejudice. This week, Chicago Tribune writer Lolly Bowean joins us to discuss her recent piece, “In handing down furs, black women continue a rich tradition." Later in the show we explore another aspect of African American culture, the sometimes toxic relationship between black mothers and their children. Journalist Arah Iloabugichukwu’s explores this phenomenon in her piece, “The Strained Relationship Between Black Mothers & Their Daughters.” And in hot topics, we discuss all the places that folks shouldn’t put Vicks VapoRub.

Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast in your favorite podcasting platform — and while you’re there, please leave us a like or a review.Our next read (in two weeks) will be Dark Desires After Dusk — the beginning of the Rage-Demonarchy duology, featuring Cadeon Woede, who is forced to choose between familial loyalty and his human (or is she?!) fated mate, brilliant mathematician, Holly.Get ready for the read along at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books or your local indie. Also, the Audible versions of IAD are on sale right now -- and WORTH EVERY PENNY! Listen on Audio!Show Notes- Ghosts are a human problem and preoccupation.- According to the Washington Post, "nearly half of the women who were murdered during the past decade were killed by a current or former intimate partner." Huge content warnings for everything in this article.- The Flame and the Flower, Shanna, and some of Sarah's thoughts about rape in romance.- We talk about Id a lot on Fated Mates, and we use it as a shorthand for our most primal, deep-rooted desires.- "All happy families resemble one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" is the famous first line of Anna Karenina. This New York Times article about the many Tolstoy translations is fascinating.- Kresley Cole isn't the only one to use the menstrual cycle as a symbol; but others wonder why menstruation is almost always absent from fiction.- A crescent moon (or "sliver moon" as Neomi calls it) is never up at midnight. Literally never.- Jen rants a lot about first person narration a lot on Twitter, but it's super OTT, so just read this thread about first person narration that was started by Rebekah Weatherspoon.- Shortly after they recoreded this episode, Jonathan Franzen stanned for third person narration and Jen realized she's just a handmaiden to the patriarchy.- Jen strongly recommends Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon. She saw Kiese Laymon being interviewed by Lolly Bowean at the Chicago Humanities Festival, and it was amazing.- All people deserve birth control that's right for them.- Some romance readers love breaking in the ponies with a virgin hero.- Arguably, agency is the most important character trait.- There are 45 cemetaries in New Orleans, 31 are historic, and 5 are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.- If you're planning to write a sitcom, know the formula.- In IAD, it's Thrane's Key; it Harry Potter, it's a time turner.- Get yourself some IAD ringtones.- Holly Ashwin and Cadeon Woede are up next in Dark Desires After Dusk.Lost Limb CountLegs (2)- Lachlain tears off his own leg to reach Emma. He regenerates. (A Hunger Like No Other) -Mariketa's skull is fractured and her leg is torn from her body. She heals herself after Bowen lays on the ground. Ivy grows over her and heals her. (Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night)Arms (1) -Sebastian pulverizes most of his right arm during the Hie. He regenerates. (No Rest For the Wicked)Eyes (1)- Bowen loses an eye and most of his forehead during the Hie. Mariketa has cursed him and he can't heal until he returns to her. (Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night)Hands (1)- Conrad cuts off his own hand with a rusty axe so he escape the "witched" chains his brothers locked him in. (Dark Needs at Night's Edge)