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Some Black Chicagoans use Census records as a tool for connecting with their ancestors
“There’s a pandemic now. They lived through pandemics,” Amika Tendaji, 39, said about her ancestors.
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So far, data shows that areas with the most cases by zip code include far South Side and Southeast Side and one area on the far North Side.
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