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Spurred by Black Lives Matter, coverage of police violence is changing
Newsrooms are moving away from privileging police accounts over those of police violence victims.
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Black student reflects on confronting racism at top Chicago private school: ‘Keep the same energy’
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.
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Listen: Chicago youth leaders Miracle Boyd and China Smith reflect on activism, trauma, and growth
Two youth organizers with GoodKids MadCity share what activism has taught them, how it has affected them, and how they want to transform Chicago.
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‘How was she a threat?’ Chicago police attack on Black youth leader Miracle Boyd outrages activists, officials
Miracle Boyd, 18, is an organizer with GoodKids MadCity and a rising Chicago youth leader. An unidentified police officer struck her in the mouth Friday at a Black, Indigenous American rally, breaking several of her teeth.
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Essential Work: Young Black activists ‘in the middle of history’ confront Covid-19 and racism
GoodKids MadCity youth organizers China Smith and Miracle Boyd reflect on their experiences amid the pandemic and the growing movement against racial injustice, part of our ‘Essential Work’ series.