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Vol. II No. 133 Triton Trojanss win NJCAA,, PAGE 6
MARCH 28, 2018
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Marian Hatcher: From victim to advocate The Proviso East grad went from professional to prostitute to presidential awardee By NONA TEPPER Forest Park Review
The last time Maui Jones saw his mother he had a gun to his head. Jones, then-18 and living in River Forest, came downstairs to ask his mom for a ride to his first acting gig. When he reached the basement, he saw his mom, Marian Hatcher, hopped up on drugs. His stepdad put a gun to his head and told him: “Don’t you come back to this house. If you ever come back, I’ll kill you.” Shortly after that, Hatcher disappeared. Today, Marian Hatcher says she’s lived a life that most people make documentaries about (in fact, she’s featured on Oprah’s documentary series Prostitution: Leaving See MARIAN HATCHER on page 3
PAUL GOYETTE
‘THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN’: Brandon Johnson, a former teacher and organizer, addresses his supporters on March 20 in Chicago. Johnson defeated first-term 1st District Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin.
Johnson upsets Boykin in 1st District race
The Chicago teacher ran to the left of the incumbent By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
Brandon Johnson, the Chicago Public Schools teacher and Chicago Teachers
Union organizer, entered the Democratic Primary race to replace incumbent 1st District Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin as a serious underdog.
By Monday, however, Boykin — a firstterm elected official who seemed to have the visibility and political prowess of a veteran, See BRANDON JOHNSON on page 7