Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/african-americans/)
Just as with so many other criminal justice policies, pretrial detention disproportionately affects African American men and women, destabilizing black families in the process.
The inaccurate perception that African American families are devastated by absent fathers that need to return to their responsibilities informs policy and law formulation in a variety of harmful ways.
Thanks to demographic and political changes, Democratic contenders are addressing this issue for the first time.
Black and low-income residents continue to move out, but unlike other groups, a majority of African-Americans exiting the Chicago area didn’t have a job when they left.
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.