Marvin Chambers

Marvin Chambers

Marvin Chambers and Chaitra Powell - On being transplants and the Northside community

Marvin Chambers and Chaitra Powell - On being transplants and the Northside community

Self-described transplants Chaitra Powell and Marvin Chambers have lived in the Northside Community since 2016. Marvin runs a massage therapy company and Chaitra works as an archivist in the Wilson Library. Her work focuses in particular on the telling of black stories and history. They have 2 kids, Freeman & Samurai. The family feels connected to their neighbors and the history of Northside, but their transplant status brings a new perspective in regard to areas in the community that could stand to see some change.

Marvin & Chaitra have seen the different ways a community can operate. Marvin was born and raised in Chicago, and Chaitra is from Phoenix, AZ. They have both lived in Los Angeles. They see Northside as a place full of history and it is unique in the way the members follow customs and stick to their traditions.
Find out more
"We’re writing our own history, thank you!"

Ms. Esphur Foster

Want to add in?  Have a different view?  What do you think? Want to upload your own photos or documents?

History is not the past.  It’s the sense we make of the past now. Click below to RESPOND—and be part of making history today.

Respond