Our Cities: Natalie Moore & Juan Salgado on Chicago Neighborhoods, Segregation, & Gentrification

Founder and CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino, Juan Salgado (MacArthur 2015) has been seeking solutions for the Latino communities of Chicago’s southwest side for years. Pioneering educational programs catered to the working adults of the neighborhood, Salgado has opened avenues for those who have been stuck in a cycle of poverty. Salgado will be joined by WBEZ journalist Natalie Y. Moore who has written a book that investigates the depth and breadth of that reality from another angle. "The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation" is a narrative made up of voices from the south side, who provide a complex take on Chicago's long-standing reputation as one of the most segregated cities in the nation.

We are proud to present Our Cities in collaboration with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in honor of the 35th anniversary of the MacArthur Fellows Program, which recognizes exceptionally creative people who inspire us.