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The retired police officer fought for fair treatment of black officers and fair policing of black communities.
Young Chicagoans whose loved ones were gunned down navigate mental health struggles in a new web series by The Triibe that combines documentary and poetry.
After 35 years in prison, the controversial Puerto Rican nationalist has become an emblem of the island’s struggle for self-determination.
A new study quantifies how much the region is losing in lives, income, gross domestic product, and educational achievement due to its high level of racial and economic segregation.
Read or listen to an interview with veteran organizer Bill Ayers about the election of Donald Trump and his advice to activists today.
Local grassroots activists say the presidential election heightens the need to align causes between groups fighting against oppressive economic and social systems.
After decades of being excluded from labor standards, domestic workers in Illinois finally get their own Bill of Rights.
Ald. Gilbert Villegas is proposing a measure he says would protect taxpayers from bearing some of the excess costs of police misconduct lawsuit settlements.
Critical race theory scholar Ian Haney-Lopez discusses “strategic racism” in the presidential election.
Historian Barbara Ransby and organizer Charlene Carruthers of Black Youth Project 100 speak about the evolution of civil rights activism.