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When Lincoln University administrator Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey took her own life last month, the news broke the internet.
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SheRo Program from social services agency UCAN Chicago helps heal women most at risk for violence
Just off the lobby at the gated North Lawndale campus of the social service agency UCAN sits a room where women, mainly mothers, convene for hours sharing stories about their...
Girls flag football is officially a high school sport in Illinois: ‘This is just the beginning of greatness’
IHSA's sanctioning of girls flag football comes a few months after the news that flag football will be played at the 2028 Olympics.
Jupiter Magazine launch centers art criticism in a radical way
At a time when the consolidation of journalism endeavors is producing a homogenized journalistic landscape given hedge fund/private equity firm ownership, local journalism outlets are growing with young people at...
Oral history project by Chicago Theological Seminary shows how it served as incubator for area’s civil rights leaders
Project documents the trajectory of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and others who were involved with Operation Breadbasket.
National Public Housing Museum opens exhibit on eviction: ‘Housing insecurity is weighing heavy on so many of us’
The museum's "Evicted" exhibit explores the struggles of low-income renters and ignites a call to address evictions locally and nationally.
After nearly closing, Black bookstores Semicolon and Da Book Joint have been able to pivot and ‘stick it out’
Times have been tough for Black-owned book stores. Right after the holiday season, Chicago institutions Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery and Da Book Joint both announced that they would be closing...
To make science more approachable, ‘Curiosity’ series takes viewers behind the scenes of scientists’ lives
Stepping inside Erin Adams' lab at the University of Chicago is a bit overstimulating. Adams' work centers on molecular immunology. As the Joseph Regenstein Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology...
‘Grandmothering While Black’ takes a deep dive into how parents’ parents are coping with raising the next generation
LaShawnDa Pittman's book begins with a table of women's names — 74, to be exact — listing their first name, age, marital or dating status, and the number of children,...
We Rise Together program building a rising tide of economic recovery in Black and Latinx communities
As it approaches the halfway mark of its five-year plan, We Rise Together, an initiative of the Chicago Community Trust, is checking off its accomplishments while staying laser-focused on its...