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Tag: Black Lives Matter

Posted inHousing

Neighborhoods Gentrifying Fastest See Property Tax Skyrocket

by Hugo Balta December 11, 2022December 11, 2022

CHICAGO | Property taxes are up in Cook County; on average, homeowners saw an increase of 8 percent this year. According to an analysis from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas’ office, taxes levied on real estate rose by 3.8 percent, to $16.7 billion, in 2021. The total amount billed countywide increased by $614 million over the previous […]

Posted inPerspectives

There are many leaders of today’s protest movement – just like the civil rights movement

by Sarah Silkey July 17, 2020July 17, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Hip-hop is the soundtrack to Black Lives Matter protests, continuing a tradition that dates back to the blues

by Tyina Steptoe June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inGallery

PHOTOS: Chicago celebrates Juneteenth 2020

by Vashon Jordan Jr. and Max Herman June 20, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inCoronavirus

ROUNDUP: Policing and pandemic politics take center stage in Chicago

by Asraa Mustufa June 19, 2020June 23, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Land loss has plagued black America since emancipation – is it time to look again at ‘black commons’ and collective ownership?

by Julian Agyeman and Kofi Boone June 18, 2020June 18, 2020
Posted inPerspectives: The Powers That Be

To mobilize outrage over George Floyd’s killing, look to lessons of social movements past

by Curtis Black June 4, 2020June 4, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

We protest police in the streets, so why do we let police in our schools?

by Dave Stieber June 3, 2020June 5, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Now is the time to look inside and fight white supremacy for what it is

by Jeff Kelly Lowenstein June 3, 2020June 4, 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

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