In Houston with @cicigreaves.bsky.social to talk to Elwyn Lee about his father-in-law Ezra Clyde Jackson. Took in the unveiling of a mural of Shiela Jackson Lee.

The USAF removed Tuskegee Airmen & Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII from basic training curriculum. For 30 years I promised these women I would not let them ever be forgotten again. We worked for decades to have them remembered. The Airmen too. Knowledge is power. 🗃️ www.msn.com/en-us/societ...

My latest piece for @wbez.org

Coyote on aisle 5: Trapped canine is freed from cooler at Humboldt Park Aldi It was not known how a coyote found its way to the Aldi, 800 N. Kedzie Ave., but police officers and the city's animal control department helped out, Chicago police said. The coyote will get a health…

Coyote on aisle 5: Trapped canine is freed from cooler at Humboldt Park Aldi

U.S. Supreme Court hears appeal by former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson A jury found Thompson guilty in February 2022 of two counts of lying to regulators and five counts of filing false income tax returns. He claims he was wrongly convicted of lying even though his state...

A jury found Thompson guilty in February 2022 of two counts of lying to regulators and five counts of filing false income tax returns. He claims he was wrongly convicted of lying even though his statements were misleading. www.wbez.org/politics/202...

The 18 best reads of 2024, handpicked by our staff From science fiction to romantasy, these are the books our staff are actually recommending to friends and family.

The end of 2024 is here, and you know what that means! It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the best-of things you haven’t gotten around to, but we offer something different: an unpretentious list that comes from our staff of book lovers. www.wbez.org/books/2024/1...

Chicago and Illinois have sanctuary laws. What does that actually mean? Advocates hope local sanctuary laws can help protect undocumented immigrants from deportation in coming years. But will they?

Explainer: Chicago is widely known as a sanctuary city, because it has laws in place that prohibit local officials from helping federal immigration agents enforce immigration law. Read more. www.wbez.org/immigration/...

BBC World Service - The Cultural Frontline, James Baldwin centenary: His life and legacy How the works of US writer and activist James Baldwin still resonate 100 years on

ICYMI: My episode for The #BBCWorldService podcast #TheCulturalFrontline. I traveled to Paris to speak to artist gathered for La Maison Baldwin’s centenary celebration of the life and legacy of artist and activist James Baldwin. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Near West Side's Last Migrant Shelter Closes The shelter at 1640 W. Walnut St. was one of three migrant shelters opened on the Near West Side in September 2023. All three have since closed.

A temporary migrant shelter in the Near West Side closed over the weekend, the latest shelter to close as the city winds down its migrant services operation.

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