Rick Telander’s powerful look behind the scenes at the Orr High School basketball team and the challenges its players faced in a community struggling with poverty and violence.
Coach Lou Adams talks to his players during a timeout against North Lawndale College Prep High School at Orr Academy High School, Jan. 13, 2017.
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A season under the gun with Chicago’s Orr Academy High School
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In a bonus podcast episode, Rick Telander discusses his award-winning series behind the scenes with the 2017 Orr High School basketball team.
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Safety, if it exists at all around Orr, can only be found indoors.
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The resilience of Orr’s students, and basketball team, is remarkable.
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Within the walls of Orr lies a blurry kind of safety.
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Watching friends get gunned down takes an emotional toll on Spartans hoops squad.
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The violence really never ends around Orr High School, and its basketball team is often caught in the crossfire. Part 1 of 5 from Rick Telander.