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COVID-19 forces changes in strategies for anti-violence groups

By Eddie B. Allen, Jr. | January 13, 2021

COVID 19 forces changes in strategies for anti-violence groups

Like much of the country, Autry Phillips was caught off guard when a worldwide health crisis descended on Chicago last year. In addition to his long-time, ongoing efforts to reduce neighborhood violence, he now faced the challenge of conveying his organization’s message to residents who were increasingly vulnerable to a rampant virus. “When COVID hit back in March we didn’t know what to do,” says Phillips, executive director of Target Area Development Corp.. “If COVID was part of a street organization and carrying a gun, hanging out on the corner, I would have known exactly what to do. We had no idea what to do with COVID.”

Aside from sharing federal safety guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 (“We said, ‘It’s time to put the guns down, but you gotta put a mask on now,’” recalls Phillips.), he and other peace activists have been forced to regroup and re-strategize.

Black and Latinx owners are barely a blip on the cannabis revenue radar

How Black women cleared a path for Kamala Harris to be the Democrats' VP pick

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Is Lightfoot’s war on poverty too late to stop Chicago’s black exodus?

By Josh McGhee | February 28, 2020

A new study says Chicago’s black population decline is due to decades of racial inequality.

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at the Solutions Toward Ending Poverty Summit in Chicago Feb. 20, 2020.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ending poverty in a generation. Is it possible?

By Josh McGhee | February 21, 2020

The STEP summit dissected the scope of poverty in Chicago and examined policies that have been successful so far.

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A moral argument — and course of action — for legalized marijuana in 2020

By Saeed Richardson | January 1, 2020

As cannabis becomes legal in more states, religious leaders should be truth-tellers of the racialized history and disparate impact of the war on drugs in recommending how their congregations and communities should respond.

Race and Culture

13 essential social justice-themed films of the 2010s

By Danielle A. Scruggs | December 17, 2019

Here’s our picks of films from the past decade that reflect the political, social and cultural upheaval that have shaped the times we live in now.

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Five things to read or watch for 50th anniversary of Fred Hampton’s murder by police

By Asraa Mustufa | December 6, 2019

A roundup of coverage marking 50 years since Illinois Black Panthers Party leaders were killed by Chicago police, an event that’s had lasting repercussions for the city and country.

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Lessons from Chicago’s Black Arts Movement

By Curtis Black | October 3, 2019

The remarkable flowering of the arts reflecting the Black Power movement of the 1960s and ‘70s was guided by a philosophy of self-determination.

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The forgotten history of segregated swimming pools and amusement parks

By Victoria W. Wolcott | July 11, 2019

Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.

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23% of young black women now identify as bisexual

By Tristan Bridges and Mignon R. Moore | June 14, 2019

According to the General Social Survey, the percentage of men and women who identify as gay or lesbian has held firm. But the share of women who say they’re bisexual has skyrocketed.

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Breaking myths about black fatherhood this Father’s Day

By Saeed Richardson | June 13, 2019

The inaccurate perception that African American families are devastated by absent fathers that need to return to their responsibilities informs policy and law formulation in a variety of harmful ways.

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The plunder of black wealth in Chicago, captured in film

By Bob Chiarito | June 5, 2019

Black families in Chicago lost an estimated $4 billion due to predatory contract buying, a Duke University’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity study found. Artist in residence Bruce Orenstein spoke to surviving victims.

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