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Jewél Jackson

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Jewél Jackson is a multimedia investigative reporter and focuses on education at the Better Government Association. She has covered higher education at El Paso Matters in El Paso, Texas and various social justice movements in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Jackson also has produced numerous radio segments for local National Public Radio stations and is an alumna of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

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South & West Siders Want More Indoor Sports Facilities for Youth

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By Jewél Jackson Verified
| South Side Weekly Verified
This story was produced with the support of Altavoz Lab, an organization dedicated to uplifting the work of community journalists. On the third floor of New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Greater Grand Crossing, Coach Tyrone Mason directed his “little and big” kids, as he likes to call them, where to aim and hit a bright yellow tennis ball. “They’re progressing really fast,” he told the Weekly.
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Mama African Marketplace forced to move

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By Jewél Jackson Verified
| Chicago Reader Verified
This story was originally published by South Side Weekly. Access the original article here. When LaKiesha Williams opened Mama African Marketplace five years ago, she had no idea that the 4,000 sq ft business would transform into a communal space for local businesses to host events, employ dozens of youth and provide a sense of African identity to South Shore and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Mama African Marketplace Forced to Move

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By Jewél Jackson Verified
| South Side Weekly Verified
When LaKiesha Williams opened Mama African Marketplace five years ago, she had no idea that the 4,000 sq ft business would transform into a communal space for local businesses to host events, employ dozens of youth and provide a sense of African identity to South Shore and surrounding neighborhoods. “I allowed this space to be a space where everybody is welcome, everybody is accepted for who they are,” Williams said.
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