Bobby VaneckoFavorite Music Songs 2023I no longer do much writing these days but because I still try to listen to as much music as possible, I thought it would be fun to make a…13 min read·Dec 8, 2023----
Bobby VaneckoRap Music Has Always Reflected RealityRIP Lucas Foster, RIP Fredo Santana5 min read·Jun 1, 2022----
Bobby VaneckoConnections between Chicago’s 1995 heat wave, climate change, and COVID-19 (2020)Reflecting on the disproportionate impact that Covid-19 has had on Black people for the New Yorker, columnist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor…5 min read·May 15, 2022----
Bobby VaneckoForrest Stuart InterviewThanks again for taking the time. I really appreciate it… I’m really excited to get to talk with you. This is one of my favorite books…25 min read·Feb 10, 2022----
Bobby VaneckoAFRICOM & BLMOctober 2021 was the 13th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM). Accordingly, the Black Alliance for…6 min read·Dec 15, 2021----
Bobby VaneckoBallad of the Bullet Book ReviewThe Ballad of the Bullet: Gangs, Drill Music, and the Power of Online Infamy by Stanford sociologist Forrest Stuart is an essential read…7 min read·Nov 14, 2021----
Bobby VaneckoFBG Duck, GoodKidsMadCity, and Real Solutions to Gun ViolenceIn early October, five South Siders from the Parkway Gardens “O-Block’’ apartment complex were indicted on racketeering conspiracy charges…4 min read·Oct 22, 2021----
Bobby VaneckoCPD Police Riot 7/17/20Chicagoans know through experience what a police riot looks like — some would even say that CPD’s brutality at the 1968 Democratic…8 min read·Jul 16, 2021----
Bobby VaneckoTestimony on CPD Response to 2020 BLM ProtestsAugust 18, 20206 min read·Feb 18, 2021----
Bobby VaneckoDefund CPD Public CommentsTo the Joint Committee: Budget and Government Operations; Public Safety2 min read·Sep 16, 2020----