Social Justice

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A split image showing a modern, upscale building juxtaposed with an older, distressed residential building, with concerned residents observing the change.

What is Gentrification and Why Does it Displace Communities?

Between 2000 and 2019, 25% of Black residents left Chicago due to factors including school closures, the demolition of public housing, increased policing, and a lack of essential resources, according

Chloe Jenkins·September 14, 2026

Real Estate & Development

1960s housing experiments surprisingly guide today's fight for justice

In Chicago, Model Cities funds, intended for community uplift, instead strengthened the Democratic machine but did little for the communities they were meant to serve, diverting substantial federal in

Michael Sullivan·June 20, 2026

Rapper Common delivers a powerful freestyle performance at the Obama Presidential Center, honoring Chicago's historical figures Fred Hampton and Harold Washington.

Local Spotlights

Common's Obama Center Freestyle Honors Fred Hampton, Harold Washington

At the grand opening finale of the Obama Presidential Center, rapper Common delivered a surprise freestyle, name-dropping Chicago radical Fred Hampton alongside former presidents Joe Biden and George

Caitlin O'Malley·June 19, 2026