Healthcare
I, too, am America: Adjusting to the Corona crisis as a Black Essential Worker
Much of the essential workforce remains unprotected in the middle of a global pandemic.
Having a Mental Health Crisis during a Global Health Crisis
How the pandemic took a toll on my mental health.
Gentrification
The Community Report: Inside Chicago's Plans for Woodlawn
As developers reimagine Woodlawn, South Side residents consider how these changes might impact their neighbors.
We Want Advancement, Not Displacement
Where Jay Z, Chicago, and gentrification intertwine "We don't go out, can't wish us away," sang Jamila Woods on "BALDWIN," a song from her album LEGACY! LEGACY! In a later line, she added, "Condo climbing high, now the block the block is erased."
Education
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Born Free, Not Equal? Women's Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa * EBONY
They are the living embodiment of joy. In Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, South Africa, a group of animated young girls warmly receives visitors. The girls greet guests with jovial smiles and open hands. Once these ambassadors have each selected a friend from the visiting group, they lead a tour.
Policing in Chicago
The Price is Life: How Chicago is Helping Wall Street Make a "Killing" off Police Violence
A stock image of police officers. On their website, the Action Center for Race and the Economy wrote: "Chicago has borrowed $709M to pay for settlements including Chicago Police misconduct cases since 2010. This will cost taxpayers more than $1 billion in interest. Read their report at https://www.acrecampaigns.org/pbb."
'We've got to break this cycle': calls for justice as verdict looms in Laquan McDonald killing
Chicago awaits outcome in murder trial that became a symbol of systemic police violence
A "monster," not a "boy scout": How defense attorneys characterized Laquan McDonald during the Jason Van Dyke murder trial
"Think about a monster movie," said defense attorney Daniel Herbert, before referring to Laquan McDonald, the Black teenager who was shot 16 times by Officer Jason Van Dyke on October 20, 2014, as a "monster."
Culture
Snip, Snip H*e: Creating My Nappily Ever After
"Snip, snip h*e" - Dee Breezy, Vine
. Not only do Black Lives Matter, but Black hair matters too. At a time when representation has become a national conversation, especially following incidents like the KTVU coverage of Nia Wilson's murder, this statement becomes necessary.
People, Plates, and Politicking: Meet Ayinde Cartman
Last February, Morehouse college alumnus Ayinde Cartman became the executive director of Real Men Charities (RMC), a non-profit organization on Chicago's South Side whose mission is to allow "detached males to become involved, responsible, and committed fathers for the good of all communities, families and youth,"