R.A.G.E. In The News
July 17, 2021 – Chicago Sun Times – Housing advocates push to preserve two-flats in Chicago
December 8, 2017 – Chicago Tribune – As shootings and homicides drop in Englewood, a new optimism grows
Chicago Tribune Video of RAGE President – Asiaha Butler
November 25, 2017 – WBEZ – Will Chicago Close Another 50 Schools?
October 31, 2017 – Medill News – COMMUNITY EFFORTS BRING ABOUT THEME OF ‘ENGLEWOOD RISING’ IN THE SOUTH SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD
October 16, 2017 – ABC 7 News – New Chicago cops get their assignments, but neighborhood hopes tempered
September 22, 2017 – Chicago Tribune – A year in, Whole Foods’ Englewood project still a work in progress
September 1, 2017 – DNAInfo – ‘You’re Hired!’ Englewood Job Fair Draws Over 300 Job Seekers
August 13, 2017 – The Chicago Citizens – R.A.G.E. Brings Hope, Peace to Englewood
August 9, 2017 – CBS Chicago – Campaign Pushes Back At Negative Englewood Image
July 24, 2017 – Chicago Reporter – Closed schools could remain vacant without public subsidy
July 12, 2017 – DNA Info Chicago – Next RAGE Meeting Topics: New Englewood High School, More Businesses
July 10, 2017 – WTTW Chicago Tonight – ‘Englewood Rising’ Campaign a ‘Reflection of What Already Exists’
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June 13, 2017 – Chicago Reporter – Planned Englewood school closings throw Harper’s future into question
May 31, 2017 – DNA Info Chicago – RAGE’s ‘So Fresh Saturday’ Series Kicks Off This Week
May 24, 2017 – DNA Info Chicago – RAGE Members Spotlight Englewood Native Lannon Broughton
September 28, 2016 – Englewood hopes Starbucks, Whole Foods create ‘ripple effect’
September 7, 2016 – NBC Chicago – Taxpayers Shell Out Millions Every Year for Dozens of Abandoned School Buildings
June 29, 2016 – NPR – Chicago Residents Fight Crime One Vacant Lot At A Time
January 8, 2016 – 93XRT – Public Affairs: Terri Hemmert Speaks With Resident Association Of Greater Englewood President Asiaha Butler
December 1, 2015 – Washington Post – Chicago police superintendent fired by mayor amid outcry over video of shooting
October 27, 2015 – CBS News – Obama’s Speech To Police Chiefs Hits Home For Some Chicagoans
October 26, 2015 – NPR – Have American Police Become More Cautious?
http://www.npr.org/player/embed/451858285/451858286
September 30, 2015 – Chicago Tribune – Whole Foods to Englewood: ‘You want wine? We’ll give you wine.
September 22, 2015 – New York Times – Mayor Rahm Emanuel Urges Tax Increases to Mend Chicago’s Finances
August 5, 2015 – How One Group of Moms Is Keeping the Peace on One of Chicago’s Most Violent Street Corners
July 27, 2015 – ABC News 7 – ALDERMAN URGES LAWMAKERS TO DENY STATE TAX CREDIT FOR ‘CHIRAQ’
July 17, 2015 – Rolling Out – Asiaha Butler talks R.A.G.E. – Englewood, Chi-Raq, gangs and Sandra Bland
July 1, 2015 – Gapers Block – Chiraq vs. Good in Englewood
June 18, 2015 – Examiner.com – Annual summer festival series kicks off Saturday in Englewood
June 8, 2015 – The Guardian – Chicago residents fighting back against Spike Lee and the Chiraq moniker
June 3, 2015 – Reuters – Two years on, empty schools pose tough sell for Chicago
May 26, 2015 – NewsWeek – 56 reported shot over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago
May 18, 2015 – Streetwise – Chiraq
April 26, 2015 – WGN Radio – Our City, Not Our ‘ChiRaq’
April 23, 2015 – RAGE President featured in the RedEye – Englewood weighs in on `Chiraq’
April 17, 2015 – RAGE Co-Founder, Demond Drummer on WBEZ -Tech Shift: U.S. Technology Chief pushes for diversity in tech – Listen Here –
April 8, 2015 – RAGE President, Aysha Butler on WBEZ Afternoon Shift: What does Mayor Emanuel need to do to make every neighborhood safer? Listen below –
March 30, 2015 – RAGE featured in Catalyst Chicago – Vacant schools still waiting for a second life
March 21, 2015 – RAGE Member, Sonya Harper featured on Fox News – African American vote could determine Chicago’s next mayor
March 18, 2015 – RAGE featured in Medill Reports Chicago – IN A TIF: CHICAGOANS ANGRY ABOUT OBSCURE FUNDING METHOD
February 25, 2015 – RAGE featured in Ebony Magazine – The School Project – Chicago Public Schools: Closed
February 25, 2015 – RAGE President Aysha Butler on WBEZ Morning Shift: Post-election special listen below –
February 24, 2015 – RAGE Featured in Medill Reports Chicago – ENGLEWOOD RUMBLES FOR TIF REFORM
January 24, 2015 – RAGE President featured on WVON 1690AM with Englewood Votes! Coalition Listen below:
January 24, 2015 – RAGE President Featured in Chicago Tribune – For $1, residents buy a piece of Chicago
January 21, 2015 – RAGE President on WBEZ Morning Shift – POTUS connects to Chicago, misses opportunity to speak to violence – Listen to the interview here: https://soundcloud.com/morningshiftwbez/potus-connects-to-chicago
January 21, 2015 – RAGE Village Meeting Recap in DNA Info Chicago – Resident Association of Greater Englewood Holds First Meeting of New Year
January 6, 2015 – RAGE President featured in Chicago Tribune – Residents get behind $1 city lot program
November 8, 2014 – RAGE Featured in the Chicago Crusader – Englewood wraps up Halloween weekend with first 5K Run
October 20, 2014 – RAGE President in the Gate Newspaper – Upscale grocery store sees opportunity in food desert
September 28, 2014 – RAGE Featured on MSNBC – Ricochet: Life in a city under siege from guns (Part 5)
September 5, 2014 – RAGE President on Truth & Trust Panel – Crime coverage in Chicago may be too good
July 2, 2o14 – RAGE Members on NPR discussing Large Lot Program – For Sale: Vacant Lots On Chicago Blocks, Just $1 Each
June 13, 2014 – RAGE President featured on Fox 32 News in Chicago promoting So Fresh Saturdays
June 3, 2014 – RAGE on NPR Part Two – Gun Shots Interrupt Interview, But The Conversation Just Gets Started
June 6, 2014 – RAGE Featured in Chicago Tribune – Artists gather to reclaim Englewood parks during ‘So Fresh Saturdays’
June 2, 2014 – RAGE President Featured in DNA Info – Englewood Hopes $1 Sales Bring Life to Vacant Lots
May 29, 2014 – RAGE Press Release in Response to NPR Story
May 29. 2014 – RAGE President Featured in Huffington Post – An NPR Story About Chicago’s Gun Problem Was Interrupted By A Shooting
May 29, 2014 – RAGE on NPR Part One – ‘Oh My Jesus!’: Shots Fired During NPR Interview In Chicago
May 28, 2014 – RAGE Featured in Chicago Defender – No More Body Bags
May 23, 2014 – RAGE Co-Founder – Rashanah Baldwin featured in Huffington Post – Don’t Believe Everything You’ve Heard About Chicago’s Most ‘Dangerous’ Neighborhood
May 13, 2014 – RAGE Co-Founders Rashanah Baldwin and President Aysha Butler Featured in Chicago Tribune and REDEye – Front Page – Englewood residents spreading the good news
May 5, 2014 – RAGE Featured in Chicago Citizen Newspaper – R.A.G.E. Takes Part in “On the Table” Event
April 23, 2014 – RAGE School Repurposing Workshop Featured in DNA Info Chicago – Community to Discuss Future of Closed CPS Schools in Englewood
April 17, 2014 – RAGE members featured on WTTW – Chicago Tonight
April 15, 2014 – RAGE member Sonya Harper featured in DNA Info
March 19, 2014 – RAGE President featured in Chicago Sun-Times –City wants to offer vacant Englewood lots for a dollar
March 2, 2014 – RAGE President – Aysha Butler featured in Chicago Reporter
January 23, 2014 – RAGE featured in Medill Reports –Englewood residents want in on area economic development discussions
January 2014 – RAGE featured in Illinois Issues
November 16, 2013 – RAGE Founders – Ay-Sha Butler and Rashanah Baldwin on WVON 1690 AM on the Greenpreneur Show
November 10, 2013 – RAGE President Featured in Chicago Suntimes – Man provides thousands of books to impoverished areas
September 30, 2013 – RAGE Featured on Give Black Series of the BRIJ Fund
September 22, 2013 – The Christian Science Monitor – Can this Chicago community be saved? Hope rises in Englewood.
September 9, 2013 – The Columbia Chronicle – Controversial plan delays rail construction
September 4, 2013 – Englewood Portal – Whole Foods Moves to Englewood: Mixed Reactions From Residents
August 21, 2013 – R.A.G.E. Press Release – R.A.G.E. Keeps the Spirit of the Englewood Back to School Parade Alive
The Englewood Call – R.A.G.E. Weekly Hotline Shows – Channel 21 – CAN TV
September 4th Special Show – Whole Foods in Englewood
August 28th – Special Guest Mark Harris Englewood Film Festival
August 21st – Englewood Call Hotline Show – Topic: Large Lot Program
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August 6, 2013 – WBEZ – Englewood, Bronzeville wait for mayor’s ‘opportunity’ plan to pay off
August 6, 2013 – The RedEye – The Crusaders
August 5, 2013 – The Gate Newspaper – Woman of R.A.G.E.
July 31, 2013 – CBS WXRT – RAGE Against The Violence – R.A.G.E. President Ay-Sha Butler and R.A.G.E. Community Organizer, Sonya Harper
July 23, 2013 – CBS Chicago News – Residents Say There’s More To Englewood Than Violence – View video here
July 22, 2013 – R.A.G.E. Press Release – Despite Recent Shootings, So Fresh Saturdays Continues in Englewood
July 8, 2013 – R.A.G.E. President Ay-Sha Butler on Fox News
June 27, 2013 – R.A.G.E. So Fresh Saturday Event Featured in Chicago Crusader
June 25, 2013 – City tackles crime with demolitions
June 25, 2013 – R.A.G.E. Press Release – An Alternative to the Violence in Englewood….Peace in the Parks!
May 21, 2013 – Progress Illinois – South Side Residents Discuss School Closings, Red Line & TIFs At Englewood Meeting
May 9, 2013 – Chicago Weekly – Cut Out – Unwelcome expansion into Englewood
May 6, 2013 – Progress Illinois – Englewood Residents Question TIF Program, Call For More Community Mobilization At Town Hall Meeting
April 22, 2013 – Chi Streetsblog – Can Transportation Options Energize Englewood?
March 20, 2013 – Medill Reports Northwestern – Englewood Fights Back
March 10, 2013 – Vocalo.org – Wise Women of the Week – R.A.G.E. President Ay-Sha Butler
January 25, 2013 – Chicago Weekly – Community R.A.G.E.
December 14, 2012 –The Englewood Call – Kwanzaa Edition
December 10, 2012 – Art Installation Debuts at Englewood Cafe Site
October 9, 2012 – Medill News – Englewood: ‘Not just a charity case,’ residents say
August 21, 2012 – After 52 Years – Englewood Back to School Parade Cancelled – Read the full story!
The Englewood Call – Back to School Edition – August/September 2012 Issue
August 14, 2012 – Chicago Tribune – Violence takes a toll on child’s play
August 13, 2012 – R.A.G.E Press Release – Englewood Community Says No to Norfolk Southern Land Grab! Link here for a video regarding this project.
August 11, 2012 – WVON – African Diaspora with Dr. Carol Adams – President of Greater Englewood CDC, Eric Mcloyd and R.A.G.E. President Ay-Sha Butler
August 10, 2012 – 2City News – Activists Stage Anti-Violence Book Tour in Englewood
August 2, 2012 – Englewood Portal – I am Englewood, You are Englewood, We are all Englewood
May 8, 2012 – 2City News – Chicago Activist Turns Her RAGE Into Purpose
May 4, 2012 – Citizen – Community activist is adamant about destroying neighborhood’s negative image
April 24, 2012 – The Adler School – A day of unity in Englewood
April 24, 2012 – Greater Englewood Unity Day Video Interview by Professional Rabble Rouser
April 6, 2012 – Citizen – R.A.G.E. President Asiaha (Ay-Sha) Butler featured in Good Citizenship
February 13, 2012 – Englewood Portal – Englewood Parent Empowerment Series in Full Effect!
February 6, 2012 – New York Times/Chicago News Cooperative – Violence Weighs Heavily in Englewood
January 18, 2012 – Medill News – Englewood residents RAGE against violence by developing own safety plan
January 9, 2012 – Englewood Portal – Transforming Education in Englewood
January 5, 2012 – WBEZ – Chicago’s highest murder rate in Englewood
December 29, 2011 – The GATE – Englewood Steps into Action for Quality Schools
December 21, 2011 – Englewood Portal – Englewood Steps into Action for Quality Schools
December 4, 2011 – The GATE – Residents Take Action on Proposed Post Office Closures
October 25, 2011 – Video Interview with Marc Sims Regarding Norfolk Southern Freight Yard Expansion
September, 18, 2011 – The Chicago Tribune –End of the line for a pocket of Englewood?
August 1, 2011 – Story by Rashanah Baldwin – New Leadership In Englewood
July 15, 2011 – Northwestern News 21 – RAGE Takin’ it to the Streets
June 4, 2011 – Chicago Tribune – Greater Englewood’s longtime residents refuse to give up the fight
May 26, 2011 -Greater Englewood TIF Meeting Bulletin Newspaper
Greater Englewood TIF District Meeting
May 4, 2011 – Time Out Chicago – Can Englewood be Saved??? RAGE is asked this questions all the time and we believe wholeheartedly YES ENGLEWOOD CAN SAVED!! Check out this featured story about RAGE interim chair Asiaha Butler in this week’s
April 24, 2011 – Interview with Marc Sims – Who is RAGE?
April 18, 2011 – WBEZ – Venture: Englewood pins hopes on new tax district
March 20, 2011 – Also catch live interview with Butler on WCIU, First Business program discussing RAGE, foreclosures and more!
March 2, 2011 – The Chicago Tribune – Journalism program a study of perceptions
February 22, 2011 – The GATE – The Call to Act Awakens: Residents Unite to Improve Their Community
February 22, 2011 – Englewood Portal – Politics Aside…
January 18, 2011 – Englewood Portal – Aldermanic Candidates Face R.A.G.E.
January 8, 2011 – Englewood Portal/Six Ward Blog – Greater Englewood has R.A.G.E.!
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