Cubs fandom among Black folks usually originates from one of three places:  The nationwide reach of WGN-TV, which broadcast Cubs games for 72 years, from 1948 to 2019. Comedian Roy Wood Jr., a Birmingham, Alabama native, once told me as much.  Fandom passed down from a family member who idolized Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ferguson […] The post Jason Weaver represents Chicago wherever he goes appeared first on Chicago Reader. ...read more read less