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Tag: racism

Incarcerated parents have big impacts on students of color

Carol Caref April 10, 2017 May 11, 2017Justice, Uncategorized
An inmate at Cook County Jaill, shown from the waist down in his uniform Here’s an education reform you won’t hear about from DeVos or Duncan: stop locking up so many Black and Brown parents! A recent Economic Policy Institute study confirmed something that may seem obvious: students with a parent in jail are…

What we’re reading this week: April 6th

Lauren Dean April 6, 2017 April 6, 2017Further Reading
Shelves of books in a library This week, we’re reading about Rahm’s new schemes, how extreme wealth buys out our democracy, and how students are standing up for their communities across the city. Rahm Emanuel should drop his absurd CPS graduation scheme and fund public education…

Contract Selling is “Racially targeted disinvestment”

Sarah Rothschild March 20, 2017 May 11, 2017Housing
A Chicago bungalow with boarded up windows For people who thought the housing crisis was behind us, a drive through Englewood, North Lawndale or Austin will quickly dispel that rosy notion, as a recent investigative report in the Chicago Reader explains. These communities are among many in…

Just how much sanctuary does Chicago provide for undocumented students?

Lauren Dean February 27, 2017 May 11, 2017Immigration, Justice, Schools
Handwritten "Immigrants Make America Great!" on the back of a CTU picket sign The US Department of Justice has confirmed what we’ve known to be true in Chicago: the Chicago Police Department consistently uses unreasonable and deadly force against communities of color with little accountability. These findings come from a DOJ report that…

The Continuing Legacy of Segregation

Sarah Rothschild November 16, 2016 May 11, 2017Justice
One thing is certain, however, that when mourners gathered around the family’s home shortly after the tragic shooting, they were greeted by an angry group of flag waving white men who shouted racial obscenities and told the mourners to get out of “their” community.
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