by David Lee, Community Journalism Intern As the increasing tension of Illinois’ budget impasse hurts our communities, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago supports clergy and community members protesting the ethics behind the looming cuts during Moral Mondays Illinois. ONE Northside and Fair Economy Illinois led more than 200 people marching through Uptown. Speakers and… Read more »
by Kathleen Yang-Clayton, Deputy Director America in 2015 looks very different than America in 1965. While I am very moved by President Obama’s call to “restore” the Voting Rights Act of 1965, I believe we really need a VRA for the 21st Century to better reflect our multi-cultural and multi-lingual nation that exists in 2015…. Read more »
by David Lee, Community Journalism Intern Rappers, singers, steppers and poets performed at the Youth Empowerment Open Mic on July 30, sharing stories about police brutality, racial injustices and love, learned and lost. Elephant Rebellion, a youth empowerment hip-hop collective, hosted an open mic on July 30 at the Chicago Art Department to provide a… Read more »
by David Lee, Community Journalism Intern More than two years after a police officer was filmed hitting and shouting racially charged insults to a 32-year-old tanning salon manager, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago and city officials are working to make sure it never happens again. An amendment to Chicago’s “Welcoming City” ordinance, which was… Read more »
