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The botched Chicago Police Department video of Anjanette Young and the revelation of more than 6,800 racially biased police home raids has a group of local clergy furious. According to CPD data compiled over a three-year period, Austin is one of the top five communities with the most police raids.
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Celebrate Kwanzaa with the North Austin branch of the Chicago Public Library from 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 23.
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Now that there is an authorized and recommended vaccine to prevent COVID-19 in the United States, here are 9 things you need to know about the vaccines, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
The safety of COVID-19 vaccines is a top priority. The CDC has developed a new tool - v-safe - as an additional layer of safety monitoring to increase the ability to rapidly detect any safety issues with the vaccines.
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The Buy-Black movement garnered international attention after the George Floyd protests and the disproportionate affect COVID-19 has had on Black communities. Liz Abunaw, founder and owner of Forty Acres Fresh Market, has experienced an increase in sales since the pandemic began.
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Geraldine Luna, medical director for the Chicago Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response, presented parts of the city’s plan for vaccine distribution this week to a group of about 50 people at the Leaders Network monthly meeting. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet to consider emergency use authorization of Pfizer’s vaccine today - Dec.
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Austin Coming Together is part of a new campaign aimed at building racial healing across Chicago. Announced Monday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Office of Equity & Racial Justice, the goal of the “Together We Heal” campaign is to empower all Chicagoans to engage in activities fostering connection, restoration and learning at this time of racial reckoning.
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I agree with the decision to prioritize front line health care workers, nursing home residents and the workers that take care for them, many of whom are Black and Latinx. But I was glad to be part of a group of leaders late last month urging members of Congress and Gov. J.B. Pritzker to also prioritize the distribution of coronavirus vaccine to Black and Latinx communities hit hard by the pandemic, as recently reported in the Chicago Sun-Times by reporter Tom Schuba.
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In an effort to spread holiday cheer this season, The Loretto Hospital will host its 30th annual "visit with Santa" Saturday, Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon.
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“Everyday Activists” is a new project that aims to tell the stories of heroes whose contributions on the West Side are often unheard and overlooked. Susan Stall, president of the nonprofit Arbor West Neighbors and chair of the group's advocacy committee, wants to bridge the gap between Austin and Oak Park by uplifting voices in both communities.
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Greater St. John Bible Church - in partnership with the Austin Empowerment Coalition - will be handing out boxes of food Wednesdays starting at 11 a.m. through Dec.
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A few dozen people stopped by “No Shave November," which was held earlier this month at AJ Styles Beauty & Barber Salon, 6624 W. North Ave. In partnership with no-shave.org, men were encouraged to stop by the Saturday before Thanksgiving for a haircut, fellowship and education.
