Kitchen Table Discussions
As part of his journey to live in all 77 Chicago communities, CEO and Founder Jahmal Cole is sitting down each month with community leaders, activists, and change-makers.
Kitchen Table Discussions is a video and audio podcast filmed at kitchen tables across the city. Tune in for real conversations that power up communities to build strong bonds and shape the future of neighborhoods.
Episodes
Ep. 1: North Lawndale
Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education and Managing Partner of Chicago CRED, sits down with Jahmal to talk honestly about violence prevention, youth opportunity, and what safety and healing really look like on the South and West Sides.
Ep. 2: Brighton Park
Patrick Brosnan, Executive Director at Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, and Jahmal Cole sit down together to talk Brighton Park history, community organizing, and recent ICE activity and how the community can support rapid response efforts.
Ep. 3: Hegewisch
Peter Chico, the first Latino Alderman of the 10th Ward, chats with Jahmal about the unique history and hidden gems of the far southeast side, how to build community locally, and great it was to grow up in Hegewisch.
Coming Soon!
Ep. 4: Chinatown
Stay tuned for Episode 4 of the Kitchen Table Discussions podcast. A very special local leader walks Jahmal through the new and old Chinatown, lays out how Chicagoans can help uplift Chinatown’s residents, and the future of the neighborhood.