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Posts tagged "civil rights"

Who's 'abusing the badge'?'

Police accountability advocates and attorneys representing the City of Chicago have been going back and forth for years over whether the names of police officer fingered by civilians for misconduct should be made public. For now, they remain under wraps. But in our latest investigation, “Abusing the Badge,” we took a backdoor approach to find... Read more »
By AngelaCaputo,
May 2, 2012 at 1:20 pm
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Black History Month + Women's History Month = the muckraking Ida B. Wells

With February being Black History Month and March dubbed Women’s History Month, it’s as good a time as any to honor an African-American woman who contributed to both histories. Ida B. Wells-Barnett, the muckraking journalist, was an outspoken social campaigner, newspaper editor and political candidate in the late 1800s to early 1900s and the ideal... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
March 13, 2012 at 2:32 pm
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Eyes on the prize: Immigrant rights activists fight Juan Crow

On March 7, 1965, more than 500 demonstrators set off on a 54-mile march through the segregated South from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery, Ala., in response to the murder of a civil rights activist. The march called for African Americans to be given the right to vote and an end to violence and intimidation. Fast... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
March 8, 2012 at 1:49 pm
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Is the Tea Party trying to keep black voters from the polls?

I recently saw a hilarious sketch at Second City. At a polling place on election day, an election official informed voters that voting had been privatized by the Tea Party, and because of that, they were required to take a literacy test in order to vote. White voters, even the crazy, shirtless, drunken ones, were... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
October 27, 2010 at 10:55 am
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Home sales take a nose-dive to lowest level in 15 years

Home sales plummeted by 27.2 percent in July compared to June, hitting the lowest level in 15 years. The drop, which is the biggest monthly dive since 1968, enforced fears that the economy continues to slow down.  The end of a tax credit given to first-time buyers contributed to the fall, according to NPR. While... Read more »
By CRIntern,
August 24, 2010 at 4:28 pm
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Do Metra riders get unfair share of funding?

The answer is yes if you believe the allegations in a civil rights lawsuit filed today. A class action lawsuit was filed today alleging that an Illinois transit funding scheme enacted in 1983 funneled a disproportionate amount of transportation money to white people riding the Metra than to minorities taking the CTA. According to ChicagoBreakingNews.com... Read more »
By KimbriellKelly,
January 6, 2010 at 3:55 pm
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