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NBC Chicago. March 19, 2011. Federal Judge Richard Posner said police acted "without justification" when they arrested about 900 people at a downtown protest on March 20, 2003. Heinzmann, David; Dardick, Hal (June 5, 2012). "City owes $11 million for wrongful arrests in 2003 Iraq War protest". Chicago Tribune.
The Chicago Freedom Movement, also known as the Chicago open housing movement, was led by Martin Luther King Jr., James Bevel [1] [2] and Al Raby.It was supported by the Chicago-based Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
Anti-racism encompasses a range of ideas and political actions which are meant to counter racial prejudice, systemic racism, and the oppression of specific racial groups. Anti-racism is usually structured around conscious efforts and deliberate actions which are intended to create equal opportunities for all people on both an individual and a ...
Tyrone Muhammad, 53, a former enforcer for the Gangster Disciples who did 20 years in state prison, now runs a violence prevention program in Chicago’s inner city.
The post Chicago announces plans to curb environmental racism appeared first on TheGrio. Last year, the federal government determined that Chicago violated residents’ civil rights by ...
Latinos have grown up hearing someone be called "negrita" or "negrito," but the Spanish term, a diminutive of Black, stirs debate over whether it's a term of endearment or a legacy of a racist past.
Of the 29,260 violent crimes reported over the last 12 months, Chicago Police Department statistics show aggravated assault cases spiked the most at 6.4%, with Black residents being most under attack.
The Global Coalition Against Systemic Racism and for Reparations is an international platform whose purpose is to promote actions that confront and eliminate systemic racism and advocate for reparations through collaboration among public, private, political, social, business, cultural, and productive entities, as well as international organizations.