The Story Behind The Unforgotten Bureau

"Until the lion tells the story, it will always glorify the hunter” - African Proverb
FountainWorks is an independent journalism and media not-for-profit dedicated to telling the untold stories of marginalized and underserved African-American communities in Chicago and its mostly Black suburbs. Unforgotten Bureau (for Social Justice Journalism) and 50 Cent A Word are branches of FountainWorks NFP.
Our stories-as conventional journalistic narratives, special topics projects, diverse commentary culture and social issues like crime and violence to faith, politics and policy and multimedia storytelling-appear across our online platforms. We cover an array of topics and are dedicated to capturing the stories and voices of those underrepresented or whose stories are under-told or untold and altogether missing from mainstream news media. We focus particularly on stories that necessitate a more investigative, more intimate journalistic project approach, which has waned in recent years amid industry-wide cutbacks.
Our mantra: Validity, Voice, Vision. Our aim: To be a light that illuminates the stories of Black Chicagoans that fall between the cracks of mainstream news media and that often elude the radar of the local Black press. We seek to contribute to a more diverse, contextualized and nuanced platter of daily American journalism that is essential to a democracy.
- John W. Fountain, Founder/Publisher
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