Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
Reporter, Race, Class and Communities
While the Asian American community may see its first slim-majority-ward in the proposed maps, efforts to consolidate Englewood appear to once again fail.
Updated Dec 29, 2021
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The infrastructure bill sets aside nearly $3 billion for apprenticeship programs with a focus on workers facing barriers to employment.
Dec 8, 2021
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Asian and Black students and local groups gathered on campus to denounce comments on social media stoking fears about Black men.
Updated Nov 23, 2021
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Families who are eligible for the enhanced child tax credit, but did not get it automatically, have until Monday to sign up to get the funds.
Nov 12, 2021
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“It’s clear to us that Kempczinski can’t fix McDonald’s problems with race because he is himself part of the problem,” the coalition says.
Nov 10, 2021
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A coalition of McDonald’s workers and community activists called CEO Chris Kempczinski’s remarks “ignorant, racist and unacceptable.”
Updated Nov 2, 2021
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Almost 30 studies showed police exposure is particuarly detrimental to young Black males. Many youth felt “hopeless … wondering if they are allowed to be a child.“
Oct 25, 2021
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About 9% of white respondents said traveling to work was a challenge, compared to 18% among residents of color, according to the report.
Oct 22, 2021
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Pam’s reception desk, Dwight’s stapler in Jell-O and Michael’s “World’s Best Boss” mug are all on display at the interactive museum in Chicago.
Oct 15, 2021
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In the past decade, Chicago’s 20 majority-white neighborhoods swelled as majority-Black neighborhoods, mostly on the South and West sides, shrank.
Oct 12, 2021
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