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Author Archives: Derrick Clifton

Posted inNews & Politics

Your wildest dreams and odd sleep patterns during the pandemic, explained

by Derrick Clifton June 9, 2020August 18, 2021

Therapists and sleep neurologists explain what’s making people rest uneasy as Chicago eases into a partial reopening.

Posted inNews & Politics

Essays as group therapy

by Derrick Clifton, Terrence F. Chappell, Karen Hawkins, Princess McDowell and Evan F. Moore June 3, 2020August 18, 2021

How are Black writers coping? We’re chanting, fact-checking history, and envisioning a tiny future.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Breathing while Black

by Derrick Clifton April 21, 2020August 18, 2021

Seeking safety isn’t so easy if you’re battling COVID-19 while Black.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

The Trump resistance is building solidarity across movements

by Derrick Clifton February 1, 2017August 18, 2021

Groups are collaborating across race and color lines to oppose the president’s executive orders.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Can Chicago forgive Rahm Emanuel?

by Derrick Clifton January 25, 2017August 18, 2021

He’s starting with the “man in the mirror,” but will the DOJ report help him change his ways?

Posted inBlogs

A farewell to Obama—our country’s most inclusive president

by Derrick Clifton January 11, 2017August 18, 2021

The audacious vision of a Chicago president changed politics as we knew it.

Posted inBlogs

In the wake of the Facebook Live attack, we need to talk about black anger

by Derrick Clifton January 6, 2017August 18, 2021

Condemn the attack, but also understand the roots of black anger and violence done in Trump’s name.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Eight political New Year’s resolutions you can actually keep

by Derrick Clifton January 3, 2017August 18, 2021

Yes, they’re about politics—because now everything is political.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

By helping young black fathers, Sheldon Smith has become a ‘hero’

by Derrick Clifton December 28, 2016August 18, 2021

The founder of the Bronzeville-based Dovetail Project is honored by CNN Heroes.

Posted inBlogs

Angered by homicides, activists leave coffins at Rahm Emanuel’s home

by Derrick Clifton December 22, 2016August 18, 2021

“Behind each of these deaths is a failure,” activists said.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Moonlight urges the need for deep self-reflection

by Derrick Clifton December 13, 2016August 18, 2021

The Golden Globe-nominated film poses a simple but profound question.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Let’s ditch the Electoral College for the sake of minority voters

by Derrick Clifton December 6, 2016August 18, 2021

It might help bring disenfranchised or disillusioned voters back into the fold.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

How Chicago activists sought to ‘decolonize’ Thanksgiving at Standing Rock

by Derrick Clifton December 5, 2016August 18, 2021

About a dozen or so people traveled to the still-contested Dakota Access Pipeline to show their solidarity with Native American protesters.

Posted inBlogs

Activists disrupt Black Friday shopping on Chicago’s Mag Mile

by Derrick Clifton November 25, 2016August 18, 2021

Demonstrators called for resisting Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel’s resignation, and an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Black Americans get a raw deal from Trump’s ‘new deal’ platform

by Derrick Clifton November 22, 2016August 18, 2021

Don’t believe the hype: Black lives still don’t matter to the president-elect.

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