Ben Joravsky hosted Andy Kang, Niketa Brar, and Anton Seals on a bonus edition of his podcast released on September 2 for the Sun-Times. They react to the news of the week including Mayor Lightfoot’s State of the City address.

Mansi Kathuria spoke to WBEZ about Argyle Night Market, JVN Night, and the changing Uptown neighborhood.

Andy Kang joined Paul Lisnek on CLTV’s Politics Tonight for a panel discussion and reaction to Mayor Lightfoot’s State of the City address. Other panelists included former mayoral candidates Amara Enyia and Paul Vallas, along with professor Connie Mixon of Elmhurst College.

Advancing Justice | Chicago’s executive director Andy Kang appeared on WBEZ’s Morning Shift on Monday, August 26 to discuss the first 100 days of Mayor Lightfoot’s term. Joining Andy were fellow Lightfoot transition team members Angelique Power of the Field Foundation and Niketa Brar of Chicago United for Equity.

Listen to the full segment from WBEZ’s Morning Shift

Advancing Justice | Chicago senior organizer and Value Our Families campaign director Grace Pai wrote in the Peoria Journal Star about the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrant families and how the Reuniting Families Act can be part of the solution. Excerpt:

The Trump Administration’s racist crusade against families of color continued this month, creating fear among immigrants across the nation.

First, President Donald Trump ended both the Filipino World War II Veterans and Haitian Family Reunification programs. Then, he went after immigrants who seek to remain in the United States with their loved ones but whose modest financial resources would determine whether they have the right to stay.

Trump has redefined our legal, family-based immigration system to systematically disenfranchise low-income immigrant families of color and favor white and wealthy immigrants.

Read the full op-ed in the Peoria Journal Star.