R. Kelly’s Conviction Is Hailed As Recognition Of Black Girls Who Have Survived Sexual Assault
“It felt as if everyone who has ever suffered gender-based violence all just had a moment,” said Montana Ross, an alum of A Long Walk Home.
“It felt as if everyone who has ever suffered gender-based violence all just had a moment,” said Montana Ross, an alum of A Long Walk Home.
Lorraine Hansberry’s famed play brought the story of a Black family on the South Side of Chicago to Broadway. A new exhibit reimagines its themes.
Under new leadership, a 1980s program designed to prevent white flight is now assisting local residents with repairs and remodeling.
Illinois has $2 billion in rental assistance available, but lawyers say just 19% of applicants have received any state money.
The new law lifts a $1,000 monthly sales cap for home bakers and allows them to sell to customers beyond farmers markets.
“The underlying current of what we were trying to do was accomplished, which was to raise the consciousness of America,” said Xavier Ramey.
The revised law gives the Illinois attorney general enforcement powers, including seeking court relief, if municipalities flout the law.
Onlookers gasped as former President Barack Obama entered a South Shore coffeehouse to speak with five local business owners.
“I am hopeful that we will … not see 20,000 evictions filed,” said Michelle Gilbert of the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing.
The disparity in home values between white neighborhoods and Black and Latinx communities has increased more than six-fold since 1980.