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Two youth organizers with GoodKids MadCity share what activism has taught them, how it has affected them, and how they want to transform Chicago.
GoodKids MadCity youth organizers China Smith and Miracle Boyd reflect on their experiences amid the pandemic and the growing movement against racial injustice. This is the first entry in a series about resilience and resistance by young Black Chicago activists.
To educate ourselves, and our readers, Injustice Watch hosted a conversation with six Chicago-area abolitionists. Here’s a snapshot of what we heard.
An open letter to John Catanzara, the newly elected president of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7.
Most unions don’t aggressively shield their members from accountability for murder. Police unions are another story.
“Reform is a perfectly warm, comforting blanket. It is comfortable and sedating. But it also smothers.”
Curtis Ferdinand dreamt of freedom for 24 years. But he never imagined getting out of prison at a time like this, amid a public health crisis and racial unrest.
Illinois appeals court should affirm incarcerated peoples’ right to privacy in their own bodies, says Loyola law professor Maria Hawilo.
Organizer Richard Wallace says the police department is using force to make black residents follow stay-at-home orders, “regardless of the circumstance.”
This poem was written for and performed at Injustice Watch’s #SpreadtheWord poetry event on April 22.