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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.
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.
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.
The subjugation of black people, enforced by violence and embedded in capitalism, has been the through line of American history.
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.
Ald. Leslie Hairston’s recent comments highlight the disconnect between officials and community activists working for environmental equity.
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.
US school segregation is higher than it has been in decades, even if there are no longer overt laws requiring racially segregated schools.
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.
Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.