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The City Bureau’s Public Newsroom hosted a workshop last week at Austin Community Academy High School to educate and empower West Side residents to engage with their alderman and hold them accountable. The Austin Weekly News and Austin Coming Together also sponsored the workshop.
Starting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Malcolm X City College, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., the U.S. Justice Department will hold public forums through mid-July as part of its investigation of the department.
A longtime Austin pastor says Chicago’s Independent Police Review Authority should be disbanded immediately.
Some question Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy’s commitment to openness and transparency after the July 15 gathering at Mars Hill Baptist Church.
Columnist John W. Fountain III writes about ignoring “haters” and those standing in the way of greatness.
A press conference is planned for today to highlight need for children to spend more time in the classroom and less time on the streets.
Learn more about action taken by the state treasurer, which was first reported by Raynard Villa Hall in his Bronzecomm e-newsletter.