Alan Taylor
Building bridges between Chicago’s West Side and Oak Park
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The senior minister of Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation urges residents living on both sides of Austin Boulevard to come together.
Austin
Time for a new Austin high school
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A community meeting to discuss the consolidation of Austin Polytechnical, Austin Business and Entrepreneurship and VOISE Academy will be held Jan. 13.
Opinion
I will keep their names on my lips
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Columnist John W. Fountain III says he – and we – must continue to fight racial injustice.
Opinion
It’s time to stop listening and start hearing
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Austin resident Genola Duncan wants to know why a longtime CAPs facilitator was forced to step aside.
Opinion
Do West Side’s black leaders believe in public education or mass incarceration?
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A longtime Austin resident urges his neighbors to advocate for their West Side schools, not charters.
Opinion
Think twice before categorizing criminals who use guns as domestic terrorists
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A longtime Austin resident says using such a label will only hurt communities like Austin; the answer lies elsewhere.
Opinion
This isn’t the African-American dream
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Racism persists and is a problem for everyone, not just blacks, writes columnist John W. Fountain III.
Opinion
Think hard as you cast your vote
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One Austin woman urges West Siders to carefully weigh the options when voting for mayor, alderman.
Opinion
Either we are all equal or ain’t none of us free
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Columnist John W. Fountain III challenges us to think about the state of black America.