A People’s Guide to Fighting Racism
Six Black and Latinx community leaders share what we need to do to address structural racism.
Black And Brown Food Pantry, Solidarity March Show Young Activists Are United For Justice: ‘We Are Family’
It's time for Chicago's Black and Latino communities to organize together, Southwest Side activists say. “We face the same struggles …with unemployment, affordable housing, incarceration."
Mauricio PeñaJune 4, 2020
Dispatches from COVID-19: A 72-year-old Filipina essential worker tries to stay healthy while taking care of her patients
“I am always wearing a mask at work. I only remove it when I’m sleeping.”
Mga kuwento tungkol sa COVID-19: Sinusubukan ng 72 taong gulang mahalagang manggagawa manatiling malusog habang nag-aalaga ng iba
“Parati akong naka-maskara sa trabaho. Tinatanggal ko lang ito kapag natutulog ako.”
Nonprofit motorcycle club raises money to help Assyrian elderly community
The Assyrian Knights have delivered care packages to 187 Assyrian families in the Chicago area since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Ata YounanMay 28, 2020
Despachos de COVID-19: La Comunidad Mexicana de Wicker Park Mantiene Esperanza A Pesar De Que Su Demografía Ha Sido Duramente Afectada Por La Pandemia
El coronavirus ha devastado comunidades mexicoamericanas en Illinois. Pero en el barrio de Wicker Park de Chicago, una familia trabaja y espera un mejor mañana.
Fernando MorenoMay 20, 2020
Dispatches from COVID-19: Finding Hope in Wicker Park’s Mexican Community
Coronavirus has devastated Latino communities in Illinois. But in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood, one family is working and hoping for a better tomorrow.
Fernando MorenoMay 20, 2020
‘Hard-to-Count’ Assyrian community prepares for the census amid COVID-19
Local Assyrian leaders are encouraging community members to participate and write in ‘Assyrian’ as their race in this year’s census after massive undercounting in previous national surveys.
Ata YounanMay 6, 2020
Dispatches from a COVID-19 hotspot: A neighborhood transformed
Chicago’s thriving, multicultural neighborhood West Ridge has been my beloved home ever since I left Lebanon four years ago. It is now a COVID-19 hotspot.
Diane Bou KhalilApril 29, 2020
New ban and challenges for immigrants during COVID-19
Immigration advocate Fred Tsao reacts to Trump's new immigration ban and shares his hopes for a better future.
Nissa RheeApril 22, 2020
