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Dec 7, 20208 min read
The Code: Chicago’s OG’s Discuss The Streets and Solutions
What we witnessed living in an environment that breeds violence, lack of hope and daily despair is often reported as such by mainstream...
Dec 7, 20204 min read
Emmett Till’s Family Speaks Out On Accuser
The Chicago Defender sits down with family members of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley to discuss the latest revelations by accuser,...
Dec 7, 20205 min read
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Filmmaker: Q&A with Raoul Peck
In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a...
Dec 7, 20207 min read
Are We Doing Enough? Chicago Youth Address Real Issues
Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) is home to approximately 230 youth inmates. The facility was designed to house 500...
Dec 6, 20208 min read
A New Movement of Change: The Power of Protest
Every generation has a wake-up call and the lines between Generation X'er's and Millenniums are no longer blurred—they have joined forces...
Dec 6, 20204 min read
A Mother’s Cry: Nykea Aldridge Family Speaks Out
Located in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, on King Drive South of 63rd St. is the Parkway Garden apartment complex. Many Parkway Garden...
Dec 6, 20209 min read
Phillip Coleman's Father Speaks Out: Release the Full Video
On the night of December 12, 2012, Percy Coleman and his family would never look at life the same. In the last week, the latest Chicago...
Dec 6, 20206 min read
Passing the Torch: Million Man March Recap
Along with most of the stories and recaps of the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March in Washington, D.C. featuring positive images...
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