Cop Cities Meet Growing Resistance Nationwide
Faced with the spread of militarized police training facilities known as "cop cities," grassroots activists are taking the call to #DefundPolice to cities nationwide.
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Reclaiming Our Air
While the government has declared the COVID-19 pandemic over, clean air clubs are still working hard to keep people safe.
Spaces As Reparations for Black Youth
Investing in programs, resources, and physical spaces by and for Black youth is critical to narrowing generationally inherited disparities in wealth, health, and beyond.
Chicago Neighbors Organize to Keep Climate Flooding at Bay
Dogged by flooding from Lake Michigan, South Side residents have finally drawn attention from city and state officials.
Why Reparations Can鈥檛 Wait
A young activist is building a tradition of economic and social equity for Black workers as a pathway toward reparations.
C贸mo Sana la Memoria, Desde Colombia a Chicago
Si se llama 鈥渕emoria hist贸rica鈥� o 鈥渕emoria liberadora,鈥� esta herramienta est谩 ayudando a los sobrevivientes de violencia infligida por el estado a recuperarse de la trauma.
Grassroots Volunteers Are Finding Vaccine Appointments for Others
Across the country, volunteers are using their digital savvy to help at-risk people access the COVID vaccine.
Measuring Equity Through City Trees
Planting trees is a way to build community and bolster benefits to human and environmental health.
How Cities Can Combat the Dangerous Combination of Extreme Heat and COVID
Heat is deadlier than other climate-related disasters, but the solutions are simpler.
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