F. Amanda Tugade

“Equitable grading practices: People are going to hear that and not understand it.”

It’s around 1 p.m. on a Friday, and Demetrius Dortch and his mother, Nieta, are at K&G Fashion Superstore in the Cermak Plaza.

Even with legalization right around the corner, these women of color in Chicago feel safest creating spaces for weed-infused activities on their own terms.

At Rica Arepa, a young couple slings tasty cornmeal sandwiches — and for many customers, recreates a world that no longer exists.

Featured is the Life Section of The Tinley Junction, a weekly newspaper previously owned by the now-defunct 22nd Century Media and served the Chicagoland. The Junction's print and digital circulation ranged between 10,000 to 15,000 copies