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Faith Leader Press Conference to Announce Fast and Pray Day to Join Hungry Striker to Deny General Iron Permit Feb 10, 2021.
Dozens of Chicago religious leaders including Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II from the Poor People’s Campaign and local elected officials including Congressman Bobby Rush will add their voices in urging the Lightfoot administration...
Hunger Strike To Stop East Side Scrapper Grows As More Activists Urge State, City Leaders To ‘Do Right By … Our Community’ by Maxwell Evans, Block Club Chicago Feb 9, 2021
As student Yesenia Chavez joined three hunger strikers, they were supported by several politicians, including Ald. Jeanette Taylor, who participated in a successful hunger strike to reopen Dyett High School. EAST SIDE — Activists...
Chicago Teachers Union considering deal to reopen more CPS classrooms By Michelle Gallardo by ABC 7 Feb 8, 2021.
CHICAGO (WLS) — CTU leadership is meeting Monday evening to schedule an up-or-down vote on what the union says at this point is not yet an agreement, but simply a framework for teachers, students and staff to return to the...
cultural trauma, incarceration & generational healing hosted by Dr. Cartman and Benny Feb 6, 2021.
CPD submits hefty reform report for consent decree, but critics remain skeptical By Craig Wall by ABC 7 Feb 8, 2021.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago police submitted a 170-page report to the independent monitor that oversees their adherence to a federal consent decree, but critics of the department remain skeptical about reform progress. The...
Karen Lewis, former Chicago Teachers Union president, dies at 67 by By Sarah Schulte ABC News Feb 8, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) — Former Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has died, the union announced Monday. Lewis, 67, served as president of the union until stepping down in 2018, with Jesse Sharkey serving as her...
Obama Center passes federal reviews; groundbreaking may happen in August Aaron Gettinger, staff writer Hyde Herald Feb 3, 2021 Updated Feb 5, 2021
The long and controversial federal review process for the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) has concluded, and construction may begin as soon as August. Because Jackson Park, which will be the site of the OPC, is on the National...
Sisters in Cinema, Black women in film and media nonprofit, to open Media Arts Center in South Shore By Will Jones-ABC News Feb 2021.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Sisters in Cinema celebrates Black girls and women in film and media, and soon they will have a new home on the South Side. The non-profit focuses on lifting up the voices of Black girls, women and non...
Artist Brandon Breaux’s ‘Everyday Black Heroes’ Honors A Modern Hero Each Day Rebuild Feb 5, 2020.
Black artists, activists and educators are recognized this month in the South Side artist’s nod to living history at the Stony Island Arts Bank and on Instagram. Jamie Nesbitt Golden 9:11 AM CST on Feb 5, 2021 GREATER GRAND...