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Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be

Why Lori Lightfoot may join black elites backing Bloomberg for president

by Curtis Black February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

The former New York City mayor’s monied interests are winning him support despite his obstinance (and evasion) on stop and frisk, discriminatory hiring, and other racial justice issues.

Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Beyond marijuana legalization: ending the war on drugs and meeting social equity promises

by Curtis Black January 1, 2020January 1, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives

Sheriff Tom Dart says Cook County Jail is the first to end solitary confinement. Here’s what it looks like from the inside.

by Valerie Kiebala December 17, 2019January 21, 2020
Posted inCriminal Justice

Chicago’s new interim top cop Charlie Beck comes with a Black Lives Matter warning

by Josh McGhee November 8, 2019November 22, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

Stop-and-frisk down 80% in Chicago but Black and Latinx people still hit the hardest, judge finds

by Josh McGhee October 29, 2019October 30, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives, Uncategorized

More Americans are suing over gerrymandered state maps – but the Supreme Court is not likely to step in

by Nancy Martorano Miller May 30, 2019May 30, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics

Police in Illinois will permanently have to record race, other traffic stop data in new bill

by Matt Kiefer May 23, 2019October 29, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

The Chicago police union’s ‘alternative facts’ on police reform

by Curtis Black May 2, 2019May 8, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Perspectives

For real reform, Chicago’s next mayor must commit to fixing police union contracts

by Katelyn Johnson February 22, 2019February 24, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government and Politics, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Can Pritzker, Foxx deliver on criminal justice reforms?

by Curtis Black January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

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