Please read this wonderful the University of Chicago Magazine article.
Several months after I completed my memoir, Manhood From the Hood, I found out that Mike Fourcher’s dad in 1971 had taken many photos of my “hood” in inner city Chicago. Back then the University of Illinois called it the “Valley” because they had setup a clinic in our neighborhood. We never knew this is what they called our neighborhood. We just lived our lives and this is the area where I learned my values. So much of my book is dedicated to this area while living in the “Valley.” This was our “village” and I am proud to have experienced growing in this area during the 60′s. Please view the photos after you read the article.
Please click on link to read full article.
http://magazine.uchicago.edu/1110/kelly_lost-and-found.shtml
