Lolly Bowean, a 2017 Nieman Fellow, is a general assignment reporter and writer at the Chicago Tribune, where she focuses on the city’s unique African-American community, youth culture, urban affairs, cultural trends and other topics. She has written about the destruction of public housing, the death of Nelson Mandela and the work of civil rights icons as well as the election of President Barack Obama and violence in troubled neighborhoods.
Lolly Bowean, NF ’17, works to hold space in philanthropy for marginalized communities My early days as a reporter at the Chicago Tribune were fast-paced and ever changing, covering breaking news stories from car crashes and shootings to writing enterprise … Read more
The very first time I viewed a William H. Johnson painting, the work moved me so deeply, I immediately declared him my favorite artist. I was barely a teenager. I didn’t have a sophisticated, refined eye and … Read more
