Below you will find a history of the Dyett hunger strike, as told by the hunger strikers themselves in radio and television interviews. The #FightForDyett hunger strike lasted 34 days, and successfully reopened Dyett High School, the only neighborhood public high school in Bronzeville.

NPE continues to stand in solidarity with the community as they struggle to remain part of the decision making process for Dyett, and to provide the children in their neighborhood with a strong curriculum that will prepare them in meaningful ways for the future.

9/19 Jitu Brown’s First Interview After Ending Hunger Strike

9/16 Chicago Tonight – Dyett High School Hunger Strike

9/15 Two Dyett Protesters Stop Hunger Strike as Health Dangers Escalate

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9/10 Tears, Shouting Erupt as Dyett Supporters Crash Lincoln Annex Opening

https://soundcloud.com/dnainfo-radio/lincoln-park-ribbon-cutting-erupts-into-chaos-as-dyett-protesters-crash-event

 9/5 Hunger strikers protest school closing

 9/5 Second Jitu Brown Interview with NPE’s Robin Hiller

9/3 Dyett to Be Open-Enrollment Arts School, But Hunger Strike Continues

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9/2 Parents and activists on a hunger strike in Chicago

8/22 First Jitu Brown Interview with NPE’s Robin Hiller