Chicago protests Archives

Black Chicago has been looted for decades

Three weeks ago, the nation was transfixed on images of people running out of downtown stores with their hands full. But the historic plunder of Black Chicago deserves our attention, too.

by Carlos Ballesteros September 1, 2020January 8, 2024

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.

by Erisa Apantaku and Adeshina Emmanuel July 20, 2020January 8, 2024

Police

‘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.

by Adeshina Emmanuel July 18, 2020January 8, 2024

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.

by China Smith and Miracle Boyd July 15, 2020March 8, 2024

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