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Investigating race and poverty since 1972

Tag: low-income neighborhoods

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

The fear of black students and white savior ideology in educators and policymakers is keeping police in under-resourced schools despite their role in the school-to-prison pipeline and the well-known harm to students.

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 inCoronavirus

Poor and black ‘invisible cyclists’ need to be part of post-pandemic transport planning too

by Julian Agyeman May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

Is your neighborhood raising your coronavirus risk? Redlining decades ago set communities up for greater danger

by Jeremy Németh and Sarah Rowan May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Posted inGovernment and Politics

Chicago intercepts tax refunds to collect unpaid debt, hitting poor black areas the hardest

by Simon Davis-Cohen May 11, 2020May 29, 2020
Posted inCover Story

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s ending poverty in a generation. Is it possible?

by Josh McGhee February 21, 2020February 28, 2020
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

‘Green gentrification’ and lessons of the 606

by Curtis Black January 30, 2020January 30, 2020
Posted inPerspectives

What happens when black Americans leave their segregated hometowns

by Christine Leibbrand December 13, 2019December 13, 2019
Posted inCriminal Justice

An innovative strategy to reduce gun violence: beautify Chicago neighborhoods

by Brian Freskos September 18, 2019September 30, 2019
Posted inPerspectives

Why community-owned grocery stores like co-ops are the best recipe for revitalizing food deserts

by Catherine Brinkley September 18, 2019September 18, 2019

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