Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/african-americans/)
The police consent decree fails to make amends to African-American young people, who are both most harmed by the department and a driving force in a city on the cusp of a historic change in leadership.
The outgoing mayor’s agenda to advance Lincoln Yards, the 78, and a new police academy shows no break with his record of ignoring community and ethical concerns to subsidize gentrification.
Black-led households are charged more for identical housing in the same neighborhood than their white counterparts and this rent premium increases as neighborhoods get whiter, according to a recent study.
After years of abuse, cover-ups and costs, many Chicago activists say it’s clear that policing can’t be reformed.
The civil rights pioneer’s great-granddaughter recounts how grassroots support and social media made the difference in honoring Wells in her adopted hometown.
The leading black artist’s remark reinforced false and timeworn rhetoric about black labor that has real life policy implications.
Poor students continue to bear the brunt of Chicago’s newly approved plans to shut down more public schools.
Although American slaves were not allowed to hold patents on their own inventions, they built a legacy of black innovation that continues to this day.
History often overlooks the critical contributions of black women activists who shaped pre-civil rights era politics and organizing from Jamaica to Chicago.
Access to testing, treatment, and research needs to be improved among African-Americans, who are disproportionately impacted by new HIV diagnoses.