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Home » Archives for Evan F. Moore

Author Archives: Evan F. Moore

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Last hired, first fired

by Evan F. Moore September 10, 2020August 18, 2021

After his controversial firing from St. Laurence, Oak Lawn High School football coach Harold Blackmon teaches his son life lessons.

Posted inNews & Politics

This land is my land

by Evan F. Moore July 16, 2020August 18, 2021

For generations, my family has owned a piece of untold Black history in Boley, Oklahoma. This year, I finally got to see it.

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

On being a single dad, a journalist, and a Black south-sider during the pandemic

by Evan F. Moore May 12, 2020August 18, 2021

It involves juggling my kid’s Zoom-call cameos and a new beat, and checking in on my homies.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Don’t try to tell Black folks that the outrage surrounding Michael Vick isn’t about race

by Evan F. Moore February 26, 2020August 18, 2021

He’s repaid his debt to society, but we all know why people just can’t let his past stay in the past.

Posted inNews & Politics

Caught between black and blue

by Evan F. Moore August 2, 2018August 18, 2021

Was the police shooting of Harith Augustus justified? Is Blue Lives Matter for white cops only? Three black Chicago-area officers talk about what things look like from where they stand.

Posted inBlogs

Investing in peace: I Grow Chicago celebrates four years of helping residents heal in Englewood

by Evan F. Moore April 27, 2018August 18, 2021

The Peace House, at 64th and Honore, is “something good to see in our community instead of violence,” one resident said.

Posted inNews & Politics

Black hockey players excel on ice despite history of racism, lack of rinks in Chicago

by Evan F. Moore April 11, 2018August 18, 2021

A dearth of ice rinks and long history of racial tension have hampered efforts to diversify hockey’s ranks—but that’s changing.

Posted inBlogs

The case against vote-shaming the black community

by Evan F. Moore March 15, 2016August 18, 2021

During election time, thinly veiled threats are used to keep the black community in line.

Posted inBlogs

Some African-American cops feel caught between black and blue

by Evan F. Moore January 18, 2016August 18, 2021

Chicago’s black police officers describe navigating dual loyalties—to the force for which they work and the communities from which they came.

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