Student festival at Little Village Lawndale High School celebrates art, culture, and community

Alister Ramirez and Arturo Anguiano III are among the types of students for whom a high school was created in Little Village following a highly publicized hunger strike in 2001. Little Village Lawndale High School (LVLHS) was built after a 19-day hunger strike that began on Mother’s Day, when parents and community leaders pressured Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to fulfill its promise to build a high school in their neighborhood. Four years later,…