Walking down North Avenue with his bulky Home Depot purchases in tow, George Blakemore sparkled in a glistening metallic-toned ensemble he painted himself. “I think that we all are artists,” he said. “We all use our imagination and we all are creative. There was a Black gentleman that died called Mr. Imagination who would say […]
Tag: activists
Posted inNews & Politics
Raised Voices
Anya Davidson delivers a comics report from the Women’s March to the Polls.
Posted inMusic
The uprising against Riot Fest continues
Activists refuse to be quiet about Riot Fest, but boosters say their claims are off base.
Posted inNews & Politics
Chicago police are spying on citizens
Authorities have conducted surveillance on activists in recent years but won’t say why.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
As TIFs keep collecting tax dollars, schools face more cuts
Mayor Emanuel sits on an estimated $1.7 billion in TIF reserves, but somehow schools face more cuts.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
How the city cut funds for mental health patients—and spied on them instead
While closing clinics, the city found money for spying on protesters.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rahm still hasn’t told the public why he closed mental health clinics
Rahm still hasn’t told the public why he closed mental health clinics.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
An activist’s campaign for public schools and fair taxes lives on
Honoring the late Edna Pardo, whose campaign for public schools and fair taxes lives on
Posted inColumns & Opinion
How to irritate Mayor Emanuel and do some legislating in one easy step
How to irritate Mayor Emanuel and do some legislating in one easy step
Posted inColumns & Opinion
The activist-doctor Quentin Young is still in
A new film project tries to capture the life of physician and activist Quentin Young.
Posted inNews & Politics
A new generation of activists fights injustice, from school cuts to Trayvon Martin
March on Washington anniversary: A new generation of activists fights for change, from school cuts to Trayvon Martin.
Posted inNews & Politics
Fifty years later, participants in the March on Washington still hoping for justice
Organizers of the Chicago contingent in the 1963 March on Washington say it’s time for another movement.