The People
The voices of everyday Chicagoans
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Nov 19 2019Opinion | Chicago Police Department gang databases hurts Black and Brown lives
From Nov. 8-23, the #EraseTheDatabase campaign is hosting workshops across Chicago to help people submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to find out if they are on the CPD gang databases.
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Oct 17 2019
OPINION | I support the Chicago Teachers strike. Here’s why.
In this opinion piece, community organizer Rachel Williams shares her experience as a child growing up in the CPS system and how that’s shaped her support of the Chicago Teachers strike.
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Oct 30 2019
Opinion | DrinkHaus got shut down and I’m pissed
“DrinkHaus’s closing is disappointing, exhausting and simply unfair. Why? Because we’ve been through this time and time again with our Black-owned establishments.”
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Aug 16 2019
OPINION | I stand with Jay-Z, Colin Kaepernick and the Chicago Bears
Chicago mild-sauce connoisseur Larry Legend says you can watch the hometown team while standing with Jay-Z and Colin Kaepernick.
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May 17 2019
OPINION | Don’t punish Black youth; empower them
In this opinion piece, LeadersUp CEO Jeffery Wallace responds to the arrests of Black teenagers in downtown Chicago last month.
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Oct 30 2019
OPINION | In defense of Chicago’s millennial voters: a response to columnist Mary Mitchell
In this opinion piece, writer Charles Preston responds to a Chicago Sun-Times column critiquing millennial voters in February’s municipal election.
