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Our mission is to preserve, promote, and propel the right of all people to a place where they can live and prosper—a place to call home.

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    Read stories and insights about the history and future of public housing, and the work of social justice museums in society, written by staff and special invited guests.

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    Out of the Archives, episode 28 banner with title The Bastard Children of House Music, with a photo of the narrator DJ Slugo

    DJ Slugo: “Bastard Children of House Music”

    This Out of the Archives podcast episode features narrator DJ Slugo, who talks about growing up in the Robert Taylor Homes and the origins of Ghetto House music.

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    Nekita Thomas: “The Artsy Kid in the Hood”

    This Out of the Archives podcast episode features narrator Nekita Thomas, who talks about Chicago’s Dearborn Homes and the designs of the everyday in public housing.

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    Week 2: Stories in the Street

    Reflecting on the second week of the 2026 Stories in the Streets summer lab internship at the National Public Housing Museum.

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    Past Events

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    On the Lawn Concert in Millennium Park

    After months of careful planning, our much-anticipated free concert extravaganza in the heart of downtown Chicago was a resounding success.

    This extraordinary event featured a multi-genre array of artists from public housing: Roxanne Shanté (Queensbridge Houses), DJ Spinderella (Pink Houses), Isaiah Sharkey (Cabrini-Green Homes), Reginald Robinson (Henry Horner Homes), Slique Jay Adams (ABLA), and Christopher “Mad Dog” Thomas (Altgeld Gardens) with Juke 4 Liberation. We hope all 3,300 of you who joined us in Millennium Park had an amazing time dancing, singing, and celebrating public housing residents.

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