Opinion
Some thoughts as Black History Month begins
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford encourages us to reflect on African Americans’ enduring struggles, triumphs and contributions.
News
Arts center celebrates Black youth with new mural
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Artist Barrett Keithley created the piece with the idea of representing Black people in the beauty of their own neighborhood.
Community
Breaking the stigma of Black men’s mental health
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Register now for the event, which will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24 at Michele Clark Magnet High School, 5101 W. Harrison St.
Community
Join community conversation about Black mental health
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Panelists will discuss over Zoom topics centered around mental health, including grief and how to receive trauma-informed, culturally relevant care. The one-hour event will be held Feb. 22.
Community
Celebrate end of Kwanzaa on Saturday
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The Garfield Park Advisory Council and West Side Cultural Arts Council will hold a celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Dec. 31 at the Garfield Park Dome.
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The people’s social worker writes his blues
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Columnist John W. Fountain III reflects on living and working out west.
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When skyscrapers are not of men
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Our AustinTalks columnist writes about the mental toll of navigating the world as a Black man. He’s working as a traveling social worker in Oregon.
Community
Rep. Ford invites residents to hear from Black youth
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West Side residents – young and old – are invited to the Thompson Center Wednesday to hear area youth talk about what needs to be done to reduce violence in Chicago.
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Black voters hurt by new redistricting maps, group says
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Members of Illinois African Americans for Equitable Redistricting to Governor have a message for go. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Democrats: “You have made a mockery out of the Voting Rights Act.”
Opinion
Will Blacks, Latinx people see the need to get vaccinated? Austin lawmaker hopes so
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Many in the African American and Latinx communities remain wary of immunization and the medical establishment at large, writes state Rep. La Shawn Ford. That’s why “we have to make sure that people trust the vaccine will work, and we need to do everything that we can to bring an understanding to our community about how important it is to take the vaccine and to be able to trust it,” Ford says.