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Residents Attend Community Hoops Event
As part of our community safety initiative, the Weekly invited community members to join us in pick up basketball games, a first aid teach-in, and more. The post Residents Attend Community Hoops Event appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Vigils for Gaza journalists and migrant child’s death
Vigil for journalists in Gaza n December 11, a few hundred journalists, media workers, and allies held a candlelight vigil at a Pilsen art gallery for the sixty-three journalists who’d been killed at that point in Israel’s aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza, now in its third month. After a few speeches and a […] The post Vigils for Gaza journalists and migrant child’s death appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Hip-Hop Museum Puts Respect on Chicago’s Contributions
hicago Hip-Hop Heritage Museum cofounder Darrell Roberts often finds himself having to set visitors straight when it comes to the focus of the Grand Boulevard-based institution, which opened in 2021. Roberts, a Roseland-raised graffiti writer nicknamed “Artistic,” says some tour goers are expecting that rap legends Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are prominently featured in […] The post Hip-Hop Museum Puts Respect on Chicago’s Contributions appeared first on South Side Weekly.
‘It’s a Human Dignity Issue’
A data analysis by WTTW News and the Hyde Park Herald/South Side Weekly found a stark disparity between access to quality nursing home care for Black and white Chicagoans. The post ‘It’s a Human Dignity Issue’ appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Brighton Park migrant encampment scrapped
Brighton Park migrant encampment scrapped One week after crews began installing massive tents and power generators for a “base camp” on a city-leased lot at 38th and California, Governor J.B. Pritzker abruptly canceled construction on Tuesday. It’s the latest chapter in the city’s difficult response to more than 20,000 asylum seekers who have arrived in […] The post Brighton Park migrant encampment scrapped appeared first on South Side Weekly.
City Council Rejects Arbitration for Police Discipline
The arbitrator’s ruling would allow officers facing firing or suspension of more than a year to go around the Police Board . The post City Council Rejects Arbitration for Police Discipline appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Black Bridgeport Business Owner Leaving Neighborhood Due to Vandalism Concerns
Whitney Cumbo, who runs PRIMA Lash & Beauty Bar and Supply, says police have not responded to evidence of vandalism, making her feel unwelcome in the neighborhood. The post Black Bridgeport Business Owner Leaving Neighborhood Due to Vandalism Concerns appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Chicago Students Join National Wave of Pro-Palestine University Protests
Dozens of students have been arrested in sit-ins demanding universities divest from weapons manufacturers and Israeli companies. The post Chicago Students Join National Wave of Pro-Palestine University Protests appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Black Investors Take Back a Legal Tool to Restore Affordable Housing
The Community Receiver Program is working to ‘right historical wrongs’ by empowering residents to use receivership in a new way. The post Black Investors Take Back a Legal Tool to Restore Affordable Housing appeared first on South Side Weekly.
ICE Detains Illinois Immigrants in Out-of-State Jails
After the Way Forward Act banned ICE from detaining undocumented people in state jails last year, the agency began detaining undocumented Illinois residents to Wisconsin. The post ICE Detains Illinois Immigrants in Out-of-State Jails appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Bussing as a Political Pawn: The Reverse Freedom Rides
In 1962, Southern segregationists bussed hundreds of Black Americans to Northern cities, hoping to expose liberal hypocrisy. It backfired. The post Bussing as a Political Pawn: The Reverse Freedom Rides appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Activists Ask Congress to Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis
Chicago-area doctors, public health experts, and community advocates shared their experiences with gun violence and called on lawmakers to do more to treat the crisis. The post Activists Ask Congress to Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Immigration Activists Reflect on 2006 Marches and the Need for Solidarity
Around two million people across the country protested an anti-immigration bill that year The post Immigration Activists Reflect on 2006 Marches and the Need for Solidarity appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Steppenwolf Theatre’s Sanctuary City Delivers a Compelling Portrait of Immigrant Struggles
Sanctuary City takes the audience on a poignant journey through the challenges and triumphs of two young immigrants that resonates deeply in today's world. The post Steppenwolf Theatre’s Sanctuary City Delivers a Compelling Portrait of Immigrant Struggles appeared first on South Side Weekly.
For Hilliard Towers Tenants, ‘Numbers is Power’
ome days, the roaches are so bad in Nicole Rappaport’s unit that her daughters are scared to get out of bed during the night. Her sons go around stomping them, she says. Over the last several years, Rappaport says, conditions in the Hilliard Homes building she lives in have gone downhill. It’s not just roaches […] The post For Hilliard Towers Tenants, ‘Numbers is Power’ appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Chinese Americans in Protests Against Tent Encampments in Brighton Park
Safety concerns, political disenfranchisement, and language injustice fuel resistance against base camp. The post Chinese Americans in Protests Against Tent Encampments in Brighton Park appeared first on South Side Weekly.
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