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Podcast: Listen Up Listen In
Episode: Interview with Author Tyrone Malone
Description: (PLEASE EXCUSE SOME BOO BOO WORDS ON THE SHOW) Life at Cabrini Greens projects was rough. It was a tough life as a child living in one of the toughest and most dangerous projects in Chicago. Life in these Chicago housing projects was not fun in any sense. This area was a haven for gang violence. Specifically, because many of the Cabrini- Green buildings were deserted. Living in gang territory means violence, murder, drugs, guns, and brokenness. What was the failure of Cabrini-Green? CHA failed to budget money to repair buildings and maintain landscaping as they deteriorated. Cabrini-Green's re...