The retired police officer fought for fair treatment of black officers and fair policing of black communities.
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Under Trump, Chicago organizers gear up to build coalitions
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Local grassroots activists say the presidential election heightens the need to align causes between groups fighting against oppressive economic and social systems.
Employment and Labor
A long fight for employment protections for domestic workers
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After decades of being excluded from labor standards, domestic workers in Illinois finally get their own Bill of Rights.
Criminal Justice
Police liability insurance ordinance introduced to Chicago City Council
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Ald. Gilbert Villegas is proposing a measure he says would protect taxpayers from bearing some of the excess costs of police misconduct lawsuit settlements.
Race and Culture
‘Dog whistle’ is GOP’s longtime political weapon of choice
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Critical race theory scholar Ian Haney-Lopez discusses “strategic racism” in the presidential election.
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Black Lives Matter builds on history of black organizing
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Historian Barbara Ransby and organizer Charlene Carruthers of Black Youth Project 100 speak about the evolution of civil rights activism.
TCR Talks
Banking on the black community
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African-American financial institutions are a path to neighborhood reinvestment, says Gregg H. Brown of the South Side Community Federal Credit Union.
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The fight for voting rights in Mississippi still resonates
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As a staff member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, Fannie Rushing risked her life to help register African Americans to vote in the South.
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Seeking alternatives to violence in Back of the Yards
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Brother Juan Acuña uses a restorative justice approach to help youth reconcile conflict, avoid incarceration and prepare for the future.
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A street ministry that reaches out to youth through graffiti
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Chicago native Milton Coronado, 35, is using graffiti to help empower youth who struggle with serious personal and family problems like he did.
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Family’s civil rights legacy inspires South Sider’s work with youth
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Ayoka Samuels draws on her early experiences with racism to support youth and increase their chances for academic and personal success.