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    ‘Who is James Gibson?’ Exonerated Chicago police torture survivor reflects on identity, faith, and reentry after 29 years in prison

    By James Gibson | February 4, 2021

    Gibson, 54, spent nearly 30 years behind bars after he says he was beaten into confessing to two 1989 murders. In an essay, Gibson recounts how his wrongful conviction and long fight for freedom robbed him of his identity, and how he’s trying to move forward.

    Longreads

    Spurred by Black Lives Matter, coverage of police violence is changing

    By Adeshina Emmanuel | February 1, 2021

    Newsrooms are moving away from privileging police accounts over those of police violence victims.

    News

    Chicago mayor’s ‘pandemic budget’ passes, but with the most opposition in 30 years

    By Grace Del Vecchio (City Bureau), Kelly Garcia (City Bureau), Corli Jay (City Bureau) and F. Amanda Tugade (City Bureau) | December 2, 2020

    After a historic budget season, 21 City Council members voted against the mayor’s proposed budget last week. City Bureau spoke with organizers and members of City Council about their plans moving forward.

    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.”

    Essential Work

    Listen: Chicago youth leaders Miracle Boyd and China Smith reflect on activism, trauma, and growth

    By Erisa Apantaku (South Side Weekly) and Adeshina Emmanuel | July 20, 2020

    Two youth organizers with GoodKids MadCity share what activism has taught them, how it has affected them, and how they want to transform Chicago.

    News

    ‘How was she a threat?’ Chicago police attack on Black youth leader Miracle Boyd outrages activists, officials

    By Adeshina Emmanuel | July 18, 2020

    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.

    Essential Work

    Essential Work: Young Black activists ‘in the middle of history’ confront Covid-19 and racism

    By China Smith and Miracle Boyd | July 15, 2020

    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.

    Commentary

    Abolition: ‘They said what they said’

    By Charles Preston | July 9, 2020

    To educate ourselves, and our readers, Injustice Watch hosted a conversation with six Chicago-area abolitionists. Here’s a snapshot of what we heard.

    News

    Chicago has nearly tripled per capita police spending since 1964, data show

    By Carlos Ballesteros | June 9, 2020

    For activists and city leaders calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to cut the police budget, it’s clear that the money could be better spent elsewhere.

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