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Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Minority-owned businesses largely miss out on federal relief

By Curtis Black | April 22, 2020

Locals hope that the next round of Paycheck Protection Program loans won’t prioritize large, publicly-traded corporations over the hardest hit small businesses.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Hadiya Pendleton

Chicago school policy is a driver of neighborhood violence, advocates say

By Curtis Black | August 16, 2018

Parents have warned about the risks of closing and consolidating schools for years, but officials continue with plans that jeopardize student safety.

Perspectives

How Ida B. Wells finally got the recognition she deserves in Chicago

By Michelle Duster | August 7, 2018

The civil rights pioneer’s great-granddaughter recounts how grassroots support and social media made the difference in honoring Wells in her adopted hometown.

Empty Schools, Empty Promises

Lawsuit seeks to stop school closing, alleging racial discrimination

By Kalyn Belsha | June 19, 2018

National Teachers Academy parents argue that Chicago’s plan is discriminatory towards the top-ranked South Loop school’s mostly low-income and African-American students.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Community benefits coalition wants to include all the players, not just Obama Foundation

By Curtis Black | April 26, 2018

Organizers aim to avert gentrification brought on by the Obama library through an ordinance that would require the city and the University of Chicago to protect and support nearby residents.

Empty Schools, Empty Promises

When Chicago closed her kids’ school, she decided to fight back

By Kalyn Belsha and Bill Healy | February 24, 2018

As Chicago Public Schools prepares to shut down more schools, it faces continued resistance from people like Irene Robinson, whose community was fractured by 2013’s mass closures.

Economic Development

Obama library heightens debate over promise and peril of development

By Curtis Lawrence | November 8, 2017

Given Woodlawn’s history, neighborhood organizers want to ensure the presidential center will benefit black residents, not displace them.

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Obama library site

Why the Obama library needs a community benefits agreement

By Jitu Brown | October 30, 2017

Despite Barack Obama’s verbal assurances that his presidential center will benefit the surrounding community, many residents want a written guarantee that black families won’t be pushed out.

Perspectives

A case for reparations at the University of Chicago

By Reparations at UChicago Working Group | June 5, 2017

The university was originally founded on land donated by notorious slaveholder Stephen A. Douglas. What does it owe the black community that now surrounds its campus?

Empty Schools, Empty Promises

As closed schools go up for sale, transparency issues persist

By Kalyn Belsha | February 2, 2017

At Chicago Public Schools’ first meeting with potential buyers, up-to-date information on the buildings remains hard to come by.

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