Current and former students, staff, and faculty at the top-ranked art school describe microaggressions, discrimination, and a failed anti-racism campaign.
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Will COVID-19 force us to right racial health disparities?
A conversation about what the pandemic has made intolerable
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Wearing a mask while Asian
On choosing between protecting yourself from a virus and facing discrimination
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This lawsuit could have major impact on LGBTQ employment protections
A federal appeals court revisits the suit of an Indiana teacher who says she was fired for being gay.
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Chicago Muslims: ‘We’ve been yelling, but no one’s been listening’
CAIR’s Hoda Katebi says her group is bracing for a Trump presidency by beefing up its legal team—and promoting self-defense classes.
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The fight to preserve a model public housing project
Lathrop Homes has long been one of CHA’s most diverse and successful properties. But today it’s a shell of its former self.
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A dream unrealized for African-Americans in Chicago
When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963, most blacks here were living in poor, segregated neighborhoods. They still are.
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For black and Hispanic families, no end yet to the bottoming out
The wealth gap between white families and black and Hispanic families has grown to six to one.