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Halsted Street, a cross section of Chicago
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A journey across Halsted, Chicago’s second longest street, showcases the city’s history, cultural diversity and economic stratification.
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They call it Little Palestine
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Bridgeview and neighboring suburbs have become a hub for Arab American life in the Chicago area and nationwide.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Racist history of ‘right to work’ shows threat to black, Latino workers
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With “right to work” rhetoric increasing in Illinois and threatening workers — especially blacks and Latinos — who benefit from organized-labor movements, it’s worth recalling the first proponent of this anti-union agenda.
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Our neighborhood pick: West Humboldt Park
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West Humboldt Park is a working class community with a rich Puerto Rican heritage — although demographics are shifting as gentrification creeps westward. Take a walk through the neighborhood and you will find a thriving arts community, residents who are engaged in anti-violence efforts and longtime business owners who hope things don’t change too much.
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Chicago commemorates the life of the “Little Warrior” Rev. Willie T. Barrow
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Hundreds gathered Thursday at Rainbow/PUSH headquarters on the South Side to celebrate the life of long-time civil rights leader Rev. Willie T. Barrow.
Q&A
Talking in codes
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Ian Haney-López, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley and a leading scholar of critical race theory, talks with Editor and Publisher Susan Smith Richardson about his new book, “Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class.”
Race and Culture
Controversial TV show portrayals of Asian-Americans spark dialogue
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ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” stirs mixed emotions for some Chicago-area Asian-Americans, who are glad the show features their culture, but worry that falling back on stereotypes may do more harm than good.
Government and Politics
Can Washington’s victory point the way forward for the next Chicago mayor?
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In 1983, Harold Washington made history with a coalition of support from black, Latinos and whites around the city.
Perspectives
Kids must learn Black history movements and heroes
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Black children going to school in the United States are given a month, a speech and a hero to cling to as they navigate vast historical perspectives during Black History Month.
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Our neighborhood pick: Albany Park
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Albany Park on the Northwest Side of Chicago is one of the nation’s most ethnically diverse neighborhoods — about half of its residents were born in another country.