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Posts tagged "discrimination"

New transition housing for LGBT youth hopes to offer a safe space

New transition housing for LGBT youth hopes to offer a safe space
Being young, as well as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, comes with its own challenges, but some young people in Chicago face an additional challenge: homelessness. A new transitional housing program in Humboldt Park, El Rescate, hopes to build both community and an accepting space, while also helping LGBT youth off the street. “Queer... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
January 18, 2012 at 3:26 pm
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What does MLK's legacy mean to you?

Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy means many things, to many people. While out taping our weekly radio show at Carter’s Barbershop in North Lawndale last Friday, The Chicago Reporter spoke with guests, hosts, producers and listeners about King’s legacy and what it means to them. Richard Steele, host and correspondent for WBEZ: Bert Downing, owner... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
January 17, 2012 at 1:09 pm
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How segregation caused the housing crisis

How segregation caused the housing crisis
It used to be extremely difficult to get a home loan if you weren’t white. Especially if you lived in a black neighborhood. Banks created maps to show which neighborhoods they would not give home loans to, a process coined here in Chicago in the 1960s called “redlining.” Black families could rent a house, but... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
October 12, 2010 at 11:12 am
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Wells Fargo Bank deceived, but did it discriminate?

Wells Fargo Bank deceived, but did it discriminate?
Nearly 9,000 homeowners facing foreclosures will get help paying off their loans after they were allegedly swindled into high-cost mortgages by lender Wells Fargo Bank. But the hundreds of families who lost their homes because the same company charged them more interest based on the color of their skin are still waiting for justice. More... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
October 7, 2010 at 10:08 am
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Student starts scholarship for children of incarcerated parents

Children of incarcerated parents in Illinois may be headed downstate, for college this time. One Southern Illinois University student established a scholarship fund for children who’s parents are incarcerated. The first fundraiser is next week. The Chicago Reporter‘s in depth investigation into challenges facing children of incarcerated parents shows that their needs are not addressed... Read more »
By CRIntern,
September 1, 2010 at 11:58 am
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South Side vs. North Side: Who got the worst of the CTA's doomsday service cuts?

Photo courtesy of flickr/Stephen Vance By many accounts, riders of Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains have brushed off the agency’s “doomsday” service cuts and still manage to make it to work without great difficulty, save the inconveniences of a longer wait, standing instead of sitting and leaving home a little earlier. However, an analysis... Read more »
By AldenLoury,
February 24, 2010 at 5:54 am
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Lisa Madigan drops another discrimination lawsuit on Wells Fargo

Last month, The Chicago Reporter raised the question: “If Baltimore sued Wells Fargo, why aren’t we?” Today, the Illinois Attorney General became the latest in a growing line of folks to charge the lending giant with discriminatory lending practices. After raising that question, the Reporter revealed that among the nation’s 10 largest lenders, black borrowers... Read more »
By AldenLoury,
July 31, 2009 at 7:42 pm
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