Rita Oceguera

Rita Oceguera was a reporter for Injustice Watch from 2020 to 2022, covering immigration, policing, and class equity as a Report for America corps member. She graduated from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, studying investigative journalism and anthropology. Before joining Injustice Watch, Rita worked at The Chicago Reporter as the bilingual community engagement reporter, focused on creating relationships with the Latino community living in the suburbs.

ritaoceguera@injusticewatch.org
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In Mount Prospect, a village divided over the ‘thin blue line’

Mount Prospect, Ill. is the latest of dozens of U.S. cities and towns to take steps toward restricting use of the ‘thin blue line’ by police and other government agencies. The controversial symbol has become a focal point for community tensions over race and policing in recent years — especially in the wake of the nationwide protests against police violence last summer.
by Rita Oceguera

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