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Perspectives: The Powers That Be

South Side’s maternal health desert poses added risks for Black women during pandemic

By Curtis Black | July 29, 2020

The planned closing of Mercy Hospital underscores the dramatic loss of maternity services in Chicago over the past year — reflecting the failure of local government agencies to adequately fund critical services in vulnerable communities, advocates say.

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Urban planning as a tool of white supremacy – the other lesson from Minneapolis

By Julian Agyeman | July 29, 2020

Despite its progressive image, Minneapolis is one of the most segregated cities in the United States. That is by design not accident, argues an urban planning scholar.

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Activists Build Tent City To Show What Could Happen Without Affordable Housing Around Obama Library

By Maxwell Evans | June 12, 2020

Attendees set up tents for an all-day protest at a vacant, city-owned lot. Community leaders from across the city called for affordable housing protections for Woodlawn that go beyond the city’s recent proposal.

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

By Jeff Kelly Lowenstein | June 3, 2020

The subjugation of black people, enforced by violence and embedded in capitalism, has been the through line of American history.

Perspectives

What happens when black Americans leave their segregated hometowns

By Christine Leibbrand | December 13, 2019

Black Americans who grow up in racially segregated areas tend to have worse health, education and future economic prospects. Moving out can make a big difference.

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South Shore Nature Sanctuary

Fight for South Shore Nature Sanctuary is latest environmental justice flashpoint

By Curtis Black | August 22, 2019

Ald. Leslie Hairston’s recent comments highlight the disconnect between officials and community activists working for environmental equity.

Perspectives

From across the globe to El Paso, changes in the language of the far-right explain its current violence

By Arie Perliger | August 9, 2019

Major changes in the language of white supremacists have happened in the last decade that provide a window into how the groups mobilize support, shape political perceptions and advance their cause.

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What school segregation looks like in the US today, in 4 charts

By Erica Frankenberg | July 26, 2019

US school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even if there are no longer overt laws requiring racially segregated schools.

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What Canada and South Africa can teach the U.S. about slavery reparations

By Bonny Ibhawoh | July 18, 2019

Reparation opponents who oppose truth and reconciliation by insisting that America’s “original sin” of slavery is in the distant past should heed the lessons of Canada and South Africa.

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The forgotten history of segregated swimming pools and amusement parks

By Victoria W. Wolcott | July 11, 2019

Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.

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