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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Phyllis Cha

Fighting inequality with music: Pilsen nonprofit is awarded $150k to help young artists

Community members attending the last Sunday sessions of the year at Healthy Hood Chicago write their goals, ideas and aspirations. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Budding singer-songwriter Tishjá Harvey credits Healthy Hood Chicago, a Pilsen-based nonprofit that works with youth in the city, with helping her produce her first single, “Star.”

“Do you know that you’re on a mission?” Harvey, who performs as Tishjá D, sings on the track. She released the single in July, and dedicated it to young people like herself. Later in the song, she speaks directly to those same people, saying, “You are the future.”

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