There is nothing particularly unique about the west side of Chicago. It's not the poorest, the oldest, the largest, or the most African-American of African-American communities in the U.S. It is just like every other swath of poverty in and around every single city in the U.S. We are led to believe that the only time these communities are in crisis is when something occurs thatlands on a front page. The real crisis, however, is on-going and it's one of acceptance - acceptance of the conditions, day in dayout.