Fronted by French-Algerian rapper Saidou and Chilean rapper Juanito Ayala, Sidi Wacho unite rebelliousness on both sides of the Atlantic (specifically, Northern Africa and the global south) through activist rap in French and Spanish. Accordionist Jeoffrey Arnone, trumpet player Manel Girard, and drummer Christophe Demazeux accompany the group’s heartfelt, powerful lyrics with dance rhythms from […]
Tag: social justice
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Chicago Reader hires social justice reporter
Writer Debbie-Marie Brown hired for this position, made possible in part by grant funding from the Field Foundation.
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The solidarity economy
As mutual aid groups pick up the government’s slack during the pandemic, social justice organizations and funders are looking at how to continue this momentum.
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Chicago Reader hires first-ever social justice reporting fellow
Adam M. Rhodes fills the yearlong position made possible by grant funding from the Field Foundation.
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Political punk stalwarts Anti-Flag take Trump to task on their upcoming album
For the better part of 30 years, Pittsburgh band Anti-Flag have made unapologetically confrontational political punk, cranking out fervent, hook-driven diatribes against facism, racism, animal cruelty, the surveillance state, and other social ills. They’ve also walked the walk, using their band as a platform to support a variety of causes (among them Amnesty International, the […]
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Why renters should care about the Cook County assessor’s race
Dramatic changes in property tax assessment have a deep impact on renters, assessor candidate Fritz Kaegi says.
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This black collective trains bystanders to give first aid to shooting victims
Amid rising violence, Ujimaa Medics seeks health care justice and self-determination for the black community.
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The Trump resistance is building solidarity across movements
Groups are collaborating across race and color lines to oppose the president’s executive orders.
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In the wake of the Facebook Live attack, we need to talk about black anger
Condemn the attack, but also understand the roots of black anger and violence done in Trump’s name.
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Eight political New Year’s resolutions you can actually keep
Yes, they’re about politics—because now everything is political.
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Don’t blame ‘identity politics’ for what went wrong in 2016
We marginalized folks didn’t start this garbage fire.
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What does it mean to be a white ally?
White Chicagoans grapple with their place in the movement for black lives.
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Art and social justice converge at David Weinberg Photography
Community organizations communicate through art at a River North gallery.
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Does ‘objective’ reporting distort the truth?
Recent instances of social injustice—like Eric Garner’s death—highlight the pitfalls of blind objectivity in the media.
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V-Day Issue: Finding love in poli-sci and sci-fi
V-Day Issue: Claire and Rufus Barner intend to leave Chicago a better place than they found it.