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From the Archives

Pat Hill, black cop who championed police reform in Chicago, dies
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The retired police officer fought for fair treatment of black officers and fair policing of black communities.
TCR Talks

‘Another Life’ docu-series portrays the trauma of gun violence
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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.
TCR Talks

Oscar López Rivera returns home to Chicago – and to a movement
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After 35 years in prison, the controversial Puerto Rican nationalist has become an emblem of the island’s struggle for self-determination.
TCR Talks

What segregation is costing Chicago
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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.
TCR Talks

Bill Ayers on being a white ally and the future of progressives
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Read or listen to an interview with veteran organizer Bill Ayers about the election of Donald Trump and his advice to activists today.
TCR Talks

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.
TCR Talks

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.