African-American neighborhoods Archives

School buildings notoriously shuttered by Chicago Public Schools in 2013 could now be used to facilitate classroom social distancing, especially in communities hardest hit by COVID-19.

Tag: African-American neighborhoods

Chicago’s closed schools should be redesigned for safe post-pandemic learning in Black neighborhoods

A model to prevent a wave of evictions in the wake of coronavirus recession

Minority-owned businesses largely miss out on federal relief

Black Americans mostly left behind by progress since Dr. King’s death

Chicago should implement right to counsel in eviction court like New York and San Francisco

Lightfoot administration waffles on ending driver’s license suspensions

The racist roots of American policing: From slave patrols to traffic stops

Chicago’s gangs have changed. Our violence intervention strategies should too.