The People
The voices of everyday Chicagoans
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Sep 14 2020OPINION | 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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Aug 13 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.
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Jul 23 2020
OPINION | Black Lives Matter beyond the performative advocacy of PWIs
In this opinion piece, Fenwick High School alum Brooke Young talks about the racist culture within the school and demands for reform.
