The People
The voices of everyday Chicagoans
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Oct 12 2020OPINION | Indigenous People’s Day is one thing — actions to heal old and new traumas must move beyond symbolic gestures
In this opinion piece, Northwestern University assistant professor Claudio Rivera lists the steps necessary to heal generational traumas.
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Oct 05 2020
OPINION | Celebrate National Voter Registration Day 2020 by sending a letter
In this opinion piece, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle encourages residents to not only register to vote, but to also cast their ballot early.
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Aug 18 2020
OPINION | Reflections on abolition: “The whole damn system is guilty as hell”
Chicago Votes Action Fund communications associate Katrina Phidd urges young people to use voting as a tool towards realizing abolition.
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Oct 05 2020
OPINION | The erasure of Black women and femmes in media coverage of the BLM movement
In this opinion piece, Yale University freshman Caleb Dunson discusses the need for intersectional representation in media coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Aug 12 2020
OPINION | Racism and adultism is plaguing student voices on police-free CPS schools
In this opinion piece, George Washington High School junior and student LSC member Trinity Colon encourages adults to listen to the youth during the #CopsOutCPS movement.
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Sep 01 2020
OPINION | When extreme heat collides with COVID-19, survival is connected to preparedness
In this opinion piece, members of a diverse mix of nonprofit organizations urge city leadership to consider community groups as essential partners in the redesigning and promotion of the city’s heat emergency plan.
