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    Commentary

    Views, opinions, and analysis of the latest news and pressing issues.

    Commentary

    Illinois criminal justice reform bill critics playing ‘Fear-Mongering Bingo’ says State Sen. Robert Peters

    By Robert Peters | January 21, 2021

    Peters alleges that police and conservatives bashing the reforms, including the “Pretrial Fairness Act” that would end cash bail in Illinois, are using “Willie Horton-style scare tactics.”

    Commentary

    Black student reflects on confronting racism at top Chicago private school: ‘Keep the same energy’

    By Randy Pierre | January 19, 2021

    In this first-person piece, Latin School of Chicago senior Randy Pierre shares his experiences with racism at the top private school — and reflects on how Latin School has responded since July, when an Instagram page exposed its allegedly racist culture.

    Commentary

    To address the Alabama prison crisis, put an end to over-incarceration in the state

    By John Fowler (Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law) | December 22, 2020

    “Alabama’s drive to lock up more of its own year after year has resulted in an unconscionable prison system that is bursting at the seams,” writes civil rights attorney John Fowler.

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    Cook County Jail election guide rejection harms voters and the free press

    By Juliet Sorensen | October 29, 2020

    County officials say the jail mailroom accidentally rejected Injustice Watch’s judicial election guide. But accidents violate the Constitution, too.

    Elections

    Black Chicago youth are disenchanted by 2020 election options, but hope for a progressive future

    By Matt Harvey (The TRiiBE) | October 28, 2020

    Their idea of progress isn’t attained by settling for incremental reforms.

    Commentary

    Watch: Wrongfully convicted Chicago man reflects on the power of judges

    By Resita Cox | October 5, 2020

    Ieliot Jackson spent nearly eight years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of selling less than one gram of heroin. He was granted a certificate of innocence in 2019. Jackson recounts the obstacles he faced in the courts and why it is important to always #CheckYourJudges.

    Essential Work

    Listen: Youth organizers discuss Black joy, West Side history and the future

    By Erisa Apantaku (South Side Weekly) and Adeshina Emmanuel | October 1, 2020

    “We are the revolution. It is in our bodies. It is in our bones. It is in our art. It is in the way that we speak.”

    Essential Work

    ‘To be a West Side organizer’

    By Destiny Harris | September 28, 2020

    “We understand,” community organizer Destiny Harris writes, “that we will never have access to the resources we need in abundance if we wait on the government.”

    Essential Work

    ‘My ancestors were freedom fighters, and they’re teaching me how to fight’

    By Kaleb Autman | September 22, 2020

    Let Us Breath organizer Kaleb Autman, 18, reflects on his awakening as a West Side activist and how he’s responding to the needs of his community.

    Commentary

    Amara Enyia: Beware ‘dialogue as spectacle’ in fight to transform Chicago police

    By Amara Enyia | September 15, 2020

    “A truth and reconciliation process may create sympathy,” writes former Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia. “But justice isn’t about sympathy and sentiment – it’s about tangible action.”

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