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SocialWorks

CTL-E-3453 · Organization · civic · 2016–present

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Chicago nonprofit founded by Chance the Rapper (2016) supporting youth through education, the arts, and civic engagement.

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Record CTL-E-3453 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 2 sources · 3 mapped relationships · CTL research: RELP-001.
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Press room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899
Press room of the Richmond Planet newspaper, 1899Photo: Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Inside a dress shop on 47th Street, Chicago's Black business corridor, Chicago, 1941
Inside a dress shop on 47th Street, Chicago's Black business corridor, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
A men's furnishings counter on 47th Street, Chicago, 1941
A men's furnishings counter on 47th Street, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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